How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Topeka, KS?

Percentile spread

For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, the published 10th percentile is $39,520 and the 90th percentile is $51,870. The difference is $12,350, which is 28.1% 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 $40,090 to the 75th at $43,930, covers $3,840.

The mean annual wage is $43,970, which sits above the median of $43,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $51,330 for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,460, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the Kansas median of $47,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $49,460 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Topeka, KS ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $58,540 and employment of 120. That median is 33.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,257, against $49,460 here.
• Wichita, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $51,800 and employment of 80. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,238, against $49,460 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 135 miles away, with a median of $49,500 and employment of 80. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,051, against $49,460 here.

Employment share

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (50 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.