How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Wichita, KS?

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,640 and the 90th percentile is $98,810. The difference is $60,170, which is 121.3% 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 $39,050 to the 75th at $77,910, covers $38,860.

The mean annual wage is $58,020, which sits above the median of $49,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,775, which is 9.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% lower than the Kansas median of $62,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $55,775 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Wichita, KS ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $56,100 and employment of 480. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,883, against $55,775 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $76,750 and employment of 40. That median is 54.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,125, against $55,775 here.
• Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 180. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,560, against $55,775 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (690 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.90 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.