Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in the US
A structural metal fabricators and fitters earns a national median of $51,330 a year (mean $54,030) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #524 of 825.
How much does a structural metal fabricators and fitters earn in the US?
A structural metal fabricators and fitters in the United States earns a median of $51,330 a year (mean $54,030), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 52,360 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-2041), ranked #524 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$51,330
per year
Mean
$54,030
per year
Employment
52,360
US workers
National rank
#524
of 825 by median
What a structural metal fabricators and fitters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a structural metal fabricators and fitters (SOC 51-2041) earns a median annual wage of $51,330 and a mean (average) of $54,030. The median is the midpoint — half of structural metal fabricators and fitters earn more and half earn less — and is 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a structural metal fabricators and fitters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for structural metal fabricators and fitters is $51,330, and the mean (average) is $54,030. The median is the midpoint — half of structural metal fabricators and fitters earn more and half earn less.
- How does structural metal fabricators and fitters pay compare to the US average?
- At $51,330, a structural metal fabricators and fitters earns 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many structural metal fabricators and fitters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 52,360 structural metal fabricators and fitters employed nationally (SOC 51-2041), across all industries.
- Where does this structural metal fabricators and fitters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-2041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-2041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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