SOC 51-2041 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $46,260. The 10th percentile is $42,640 and the 90th percentile is $62,080. Employment is 690.

Median annual wage

$46,260

10th percentile
$42,640
25th percentile
$46,220
Median
$46,260
75th percentile
$58,850
90th percentile
$62,080
Mean
$51,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, the published 10th percentile is $42,640 and the 90th percentile is $62,080. The difference is $19,440, which is 42.0% 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 $46,220 to the 75th at $58,850, covers $12,630.

The mean annual wage is $51,590, which sits above the median of $46,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $51,330 for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,460, which is 15.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.7% lower than the California median of $57,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $43,460 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 5 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $68,350 and employment of 690. That median is 47.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,088, against $43,460 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $56,990 and employment of 920. That median is 23.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,182, against $43,460 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $35,900 and employment of 100. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,823, against $43,460 here.

Employment share

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (690 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $46,260. The 10th percentile is $42,640 and the 90th percentile is $62,080. Employment is 690.

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

The local median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $51,330.

What is Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,260 is $43,460. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $68,350. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.