Pay by state · 48 states
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter Salary by State (2026)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters earn the most in Maine at $64,760 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $51,330. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $64,760Maine
- National median
- $51,330BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,320Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of structural metal fabricators and fitters OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMaine | $64,760 | $57,120 | $64,760 | 770 | $66,728 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $63,420 | $52,270 | $67,580 | 70 | $61,958 |
| 3 | OROregon | $62,220 | $49,370 | $78,810 | 560 | $60,197 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $62,040 | $48,910 | $77,730 | 690 | $58,663 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $61,850 | $54,820 | $76,970 | 1,050 | $57,797 |
| 6 | INIndiana | $60,180 | $47,130 | $68,560 | 3,870 | $64,482 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $58,760 | $48,370 | $71,250 | 500 | $56,713 |
| 8 | IDIdaho | $58,140 | $44,990 | $67,530 | 320 | $60,883 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $57,590 | $46,730 | $65,000 | 3,420 | $52,014 |
| 10 | WIWisconsin | $56,310 | $48,000 | $59,860 | 1,810 | $59,844 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $56,210 | $47,960 | $60,460 | 640 | $56,996 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $55,650 | $48,920 | $59,750 | 1,540 | $51,147 |
| 13 | ILIllinois | $55,380 | $45,450 | $61,780 | 1,910 | $55,403 |
| 14 | KYKentucky | $55,250 | $48,490 | $55,250 | 450 | $61,281 |
| 15 | NYNew York | $55,080 | $46,300 | $61,560 | 2,040 | $51,037 |
| 16 | NDNorth Dakota | $54,430 | $52,840 | $57,260 | 140 | $61,185 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $53,940 | $47,230 | $65,240 | 1,220 | $53,351 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $53,920 | $51,270 | $64,430 | 100 | $51,764 |
| 19 | MOMissouri | $53,610 | $44,350 | $62,730 | 550 | $59,031 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $52,300 | $45,310 | $58,520 | 1,090 | $56,374 |
| 21 | ALAlabama | $52,220 | $46,080 | $60,780 | 2,130 | $58,791 |
| 22 | WYWyoming | $51,740 | $38,340 | $74,500 | 60 | $55,820 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $51,640 | $47,670 | $58,890 | 1,690 | $52,925 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $51,360 | $46,620 | $59,990 | 650 | $58,522 |
| 25 | COColorado | $51,120 | $47,230 | $57,780 | 330 | $49,606 |
| 26 | SDSouth Dakota | $50,800 | $40,870 | $59,270 | 180 | $57,345 |
| 27 | TNTennessee | $50,460 | $45,560 | $58,250 | 2,260 | $54,925 |
| 28 | OKOklahoma | $50,380 | $41,890 | $59,030 | 710 | $57,352 |
| 29 | MDMaryland | $50,110 | $44,360 | $61,930 | 620 | $47,742 |
| 30 | GAGeorgia | $50,010 | $44,040 | $61,010 | 560 | $51,935 |
| 31 | LALouisiana | $49,120 | $38,050 | $58,510 | 2,520 | $55,687 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,990 | $39,790 | $59,560 | 1,070 | $51,937 |
| 33 | NENebraska | $48,820 | $42,620 | $56,760 | 580 | $54,182 |
| 34 | NMNew Mexico | $48,700 | $45,760 | $59,780 | 240 | $52,813 |
| 35 | TXTexas | $48,490 | $42,420 | $58,740 | 4,440 | $49,960 |
| 36 | AZArizona | $48,150 | $44,770 | $49,940 | 940 | $47,826 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $48,130 | $43,140 | $60,610 | 780 | $48,683 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $47,950 | $42,860 | $60,220 | 1,270 | $49,835 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $47,840 | $38,760 | $57,140 | 620 | $53,115 |
| 40 | DEDelaware | $46,940 | $38,120 | $60,430 | 110 | $47,030 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $46,910 | $42,680 | $55,230 | 1,020 | $50,038 |
| 42 | FLFlorida | $46,880 | $37,380 | $51,190 | 2,950 | $45,332 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $46,880 | $45,760 | $55,370 | 180 | $52,382 |
| 44 | HIHawaii | $43,750 | $36,690 | $59,550 | 60 | $39,790 |
| 45 | MSMississippi | $42,550 | $35,200 | $50,690 | 700 | $48,934 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $41,260 | $37,250 | $52,450 | 640 | $47,460 |
| 47 | NVNevada | $39,570 | $35,900 | $68,120 | 150 | $39,578 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,320 | $24,250 | $29,320 | 40 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, that changes the ranking: Maine leads on raw pay at $64,760, while Maine leads once prices are taken into account at $66,728.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters the most?
Maine reports the highest median wage for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $64,760 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($63,420) and Oregon ($62,220).
Which state pays Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $29,320 a year, $35,440 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Maine first at $66,728 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $64,760. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.