How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Winston-Salem, NC?

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,270 and the 90th percentile is $66,140. The difference is $28,870, which is 61.3% 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 $39,290 to the 75th at $57,130, covers $17,840.

The mean annual wage is $50,340, which sits above the median of $47,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 23.8% lower than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,150, which is 17.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% lower than the North Carolina median of $50,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winston-Salem, NC is 92.043, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $51,150 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 15th of 23 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).).

• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $55,860 and employment of 380. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,152, against $51,150 here.
• Burlington, NC is 53 miles away, with a median of $47,020 and employment of 50. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,453, against $51,150 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $46,800 and employment of 70. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,890, against $51,150 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (170 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.