How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL?

Percentile spread

For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, the published 10th percentile is $35,900 and the 90th percentile is $59,980. The difference is $24,080, which is 51.0% 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 $36,990 to the 75th at $57,460, covers $20,470.

The mean annual wage is $47,980, which sits above the median of $47,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL median is 8% lower than the national median of $51,330 for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,156, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Florida median of $46,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 102.349, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $46,156 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $46,630 and employment of 110. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,530, against $46,156 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 98 miles away, with a median of $45,560 and employment of 210. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,901, against $46,156 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $48,110 and employment of 750. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,144, against $46,156 here.

Employment share

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (120 of 304,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.