SOC 47-2211 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sheet Metal Workers in Tulsa, OK is $56,100. The 10th percentile is $38,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,650. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$56,100

10th percentile
$38,280
25th percentile
$46,880
Median
$56,100
75th percentile
$80,340
90th percentile
$80,650
Mean
$59,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,650. The difference is $42,370, which is 75.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,880 to the 75th at $80,340, covers $33,460.

The mean annual wage is $59,020, which sits above the median of $56,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,883, which is 1.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% lower than the Oklahoma median of $65,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $62,883 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $68,140 and employment of 2,070. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,369, against $62,883 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $40,570 and employment of 30. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,330, against $62,883 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $49,610 and employment of 690. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,775, against $62,883 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (480 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Tulsa, OK · Sheet Metal Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sheet Metal Workers in Tulsa, OK is $56,100. The 10th percentile is $38,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,650. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Sheet Metal Workers?

The local median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $61,800.

What is Sheet Metal Workers pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,100 is $62,883. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Sheet Metal Workers?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $68,140. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.