Sheet Metal Worker Salary in New York
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers
Median in New York
$73,760
$35.46/hr
10th percentile
$40,330
90th percentile
$126,090
Jobs (wage & salary)
6,570
All sheet metal workers, including roofing and architectural sheet metal, not only HVAC duct work.
The median annual wage for sheet metal workers in New York was $73,760 in May 2025, $11,960 above the national median of $61,800.
The middle half earned between $49,920 (25th percentile) and $96,120 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 107.9, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $68,346.
This adjustment is our arithmetic, not a BLS figure.
BLS wages exclude overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses, and cover wage-and-salary workers only.