SOC 51-2041 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Albany, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Albany, OR is $65,420. The 10th percentile is $48,670 and the 90th percentile is $96,230. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$65,420

10th percentile
$48,670
25th percentile
$59,180
Median
$65,420
75th percentile
$89,370
90th percentile
$96,230
Mean
$71,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, the published 10th percentile is $48,670 and the 90th percentile is $96,230. The difference is $47,560, which is 72.7% 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 $59,180 to the 75th at $89,370, covers $30,190.

The mean annual wage is $71,610, which sits above the median of $65,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany, OR median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $51,330 for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,074, which is 24.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% higher than the Oregon median of $62,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR is 102.100, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $64,074 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Albany, OR ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Salem, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $62,090 and employment of 60. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,904, against $64,074 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 43 miles away, with a median of $44,560 and employment of 40. That median is 31.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,872, against $64,074 here.
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 77 miles away, with a median of $64,230 and employment of 420. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,927, against $64,074 here.

Employment share

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany, OR (50 of 47,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.14 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Albany, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Albany, OR is $65,420. The 10th percentile is $48,670 and the 90th percentile is $96,230. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters?

The local median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $51,330.

What is Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay in Albany, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR is 102.100, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,420 is $64,074. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albany, OR compare with nearby metros for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters?

Salem, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $62,090. Albany, OR ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.