Skilled Wages

Sheet metal worker salary in Florida

Median $23.87 an hour for 8,040 sheet metal workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$23.87/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$49,640/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.37 – $34.4910th to 90th percentilehourly range
8,040Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Sheet metal worker pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrFlorida: 10th $17.37 · 25th $19.61 · median $23.87 · 75th $28.87 · 90th $34.49Florida$23.87$17.37$34.49United States: 10th $18.57 · 25th $22.99 · median $29.71 · 75th $39.24 · 90th $50.79United States$29.71
Hourly wage percentiles for sheet metal workers: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 44th of 50 states for median sheet metal worker pay, and 49th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $23.09). 8,040 sheet metal workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.37 – $19.61$36,140 – $40,790roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$19.61 – $28.87$40,790 – $60,050the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.87 – $34.49$60,050 – $71,740the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Sheet metal worker pay by metro in Florida

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrMiami: $24.86Miami$24.86Palm Bay: $24.61Palm Bay$24.61Cape Coral: $24.60Cape Coral$24.60Fort Walton Beach: $23.89Fort Walton Beach$23.89Tampa: $23.80Tampa$23.80Jacksonville: $23.73Jacksonville$23.73Sarasota: $23.64Sarasota$23.64Orlando: $23.52Orlando$23.52Pensacola: $23.01Pensacola$23.01Panama City: $23.00Panama City$23.00Lakeland: $22.95Lakeland$22.95Daytona Beach: $22.60Daytona Beach$22.60
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Miami$17.61$24.86$21.77$36.981,7804% above
Palm Bay$18.60$24.61$24.61$32.692903% above
Cape Coral$17.84$24.60$24.05$31.125503% above
Fort Walton Beach$17.18$23.89$24.63$38.39110about the same as
Tampa$17.25$23.80$23.59$31.71970about the same as
Jacksonville$17.06$23.73$23.85$33.659401% below
Sarasota$17.49$23.64$23.09$31.523001% below
Orlando$16.89$23.52$23.20$40.251,1401% below
Pensacola$17.31$23.01$23.55$30.871504% below
Panama City$18.00$23.00$23.64$30.78504% below
Lakeland$17.02$22.95$23.64$29.151804% below
Daytona Beach$17.85$22.60$22.74$29.551705% below
Tallahassee$17.05$22.39$23.84$29.931206% below
Homosassa Springs$17.43$21.55$23.05$22.613010% below
Gainesville$14.18$21.54$22.28$27.979010% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Sheet metal worker wages in Florida over time

Florida, 1999-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$29.71United States$23.87Florida
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers, Florida vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.57$24.29$14.099,460
2000$13.40$25.05$15.3111,030
2001$13.78$25.05$15.9710,370
2002$14.21$25.43$16.6210,820
2003$14.51$25.39$16.8311,720
2004$14.51$24.73$17.0911,010
2005$14.77$24.35$17.5011,540
2006$15.09$24.10$17.9611,450
2007$16.07$24.95$18.859,750
2008$16.91$25.29$19.377,800
2009$17.40$26.11$19.546,210
2010$17.22$25.42$20.055,560
2011$16.82$24.07$20.556,200
2012$16.82$23.59$20.816,370
2013$16.19$22.37$21.107,050
2014$16.50$22.44$21.676,910
2015$16.81$22.83$21.997,310
2016$18.00$24.15$22.577,460
2017$18.37$24.13$23.077,910
2018$19.03$24.40$23.308,370
2019$20.04$25.24$24.238,240
2020$20.32$25.28$24.708,220
2021$22.42$26.64$25.697,020
2022$22.36$24.60$26.617,980
2023$22.11$23.36$28.268,100
2024$23.64$24.26$29.269,470
2025$23.87$23.87$29.718,040

In today's dollars, the median sheet metal worker wage in Florida changed by +4.5% over the last ten years of data and by -5.4% since 2019.

Are there more sheet metal worker jobs in Florida?

-2.4%Jobs since 20198,240 then, 8,040 in 2025
+10.0%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.8Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 24th of 50 states

Since 1999, the number of sheet metal workers counted in Florida has changed by -15.0%, against -48.3% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -2.4%.

Sheet metal workers in Florida vs United States, 1999 = 100FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages25507510012515020002005201020152020202585Florida52United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Florida vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearFlorida jobsFlorida indexUS index
19999,460100100
200011,03011794
200110,37011090
200210,82011485
200311,72012482
200411,01011680
200511,54012275
200611,45012177
20079,75010372
20087,8008271
20096,2106663
20105,5605957
20116,2006656
20126,3706758
20137,0507458
20146,9107357
20157,3107758
20167,4607958
20177,9108457
20188,3708857
20198,2408757
20208,2208755
20217,0207453
20227,9808452
20238,1008650
20249,47010051
20258,0408552

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for sheet metal workers in Florida

+12.6%Projected growth in Florida2024–2034, state agency
980Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
10,100Jobs in 202411,370 projected for 2034
+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Florida's labor market agency projects the number of sheet metal workers in the state to change by +12.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 10,100 to 11,370, with about 980 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 8,040 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for sheet metal workers in Florida

On federally funded construction in Florida, contractors must pay sheet metal workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 31 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $43.78 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.05). 36 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Alachua County at $20.39). The market median for the state is $23.87.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, FLAlachua: $20.39 (survey)Baker: $47.62 (union)Bay: $20.05 (survey)Bradford: $47.62 (union)Brevard: $24.07 (survey)Broward: $43.78 (union)Calhoun: $13.91 (survey)Charlotte: $23.52 (survey)Citrus: $42.67 (union)Clay: $47.62 (union)Collier: $22.37 (survey)Columbia: $47.62 (union)DeSoto: $18.02 (survey)Dixie: $47.62 (union)Duval: $47.62 (union)Escambia: $20.05 (survey)Flagler: $42.67 (union)Franklin: $13.91 (survey)Gadsden: $20.05 (survey)Gilchrist: $20.39 (survey)Glades: $11.91 (survey)Gulf: $20.05 (survey)Hamilton: $47.62 (union)Hardee: $42.67 (union)Hendry: $18.02 (survey)Hernando: $42.67 (union)Highlands: $20.02 (survey)Hillsborough: $22.41 (survey)Holmes: $13.91 (survey)Indian River: $19.53 (survey)Jackson: $13.91 (survey)Jefferson: $20.05 (survey)Lafayette: $47.62 (union)Lake: $42.67 (union)Lee: $23.52 (survey)Leon: $20.05 (survey)Levy: $42.67 (union)Liberty: $13.91 (survey)Madison: $47.62 (union)Manatee: $25.60 (survey)Marion: $20.39 (survey)Martin: $19.53 (survey)Miami-Dade: $43.78 (union)Monroe: $43.78 (union)Nassau: $47.62 (union)Okaloosa: $20.05 (survey)Okeechobee: $18.02 (survey)Orange: $42.67 (union)Osceola: $42.67 (union)Palm Beach: $43.78 (union)Pasco: $42.67 (union)Pinellas: $42.67 (union)Polk: $14.85 (survey)Putnam: $47.62 (union)St. Johns: $47.62 (union)St. Lucie: $19.53 (survey)Santa Rosa: $20.05 (survey)Sarasota: $23.52 (survey)Seminole: $42.67 (union)Sumter: $20.02 (survey)Suwannee: $47.62 (union)Taylor: $47.62 (union)Union: $47.62 (union)Volusia: $42.67 (union)Wakulla: $20.05 (survey)Walton: $20.05 (survey)Washington: $13.91 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$19.63$20.39$42.67survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for sheet metal workers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrBaker (Jacksonville): market median $23.73, prevailing (union) $47.62, gap +$23.89Baker (Jacksonville)+$23.89Levy (Gainesville): market median $21.54, prevailing (union) $42.67, gap +$21.13Levy (Gainesville)+$21.13Citrus (Homosassa Springs): market median $21.55, prevailing (union) $42.67, gap +$21.12Citrus (Homosassa Springs)+$21.12Flagler (Daytona Beach): market median $22.60, prevailing (union) $42.67, gap +$20.07Flagler (Daytona Beach)+$20.07Lake (Orlando): market median $23.52, prevailing (union) $42.67, gap +$19.15Lake (Orlando)+$19.15Broward (Miami): market median $24.86, prevailing (union) $43.78, gap +$18.92Broward (Miami)+$18.92Hernando (Tampa): market median $23.80, prevailing (union) $42.67, gap +$18.87Hernando (Tampa)+$18.87Manatee (Sarasota): market median $23.64, prevailing (survey) $25.60, gap +$1.96Manatee (Sarasota)+$1.96Charlotte (Florida): market median $23.87, prevailing (survey) $23.52, gap −$0.35Charlotte (Florida)−$0.35Brevard (Palm Bay): market median $24.61, prevailing (survey) $24.07, gap −$0.54Brevard (Palm Bay)−$0.54Lee (Cape Coral): market median $24.60, prevailing (survey) $23.52, gap −$1.08Lee (Cape Coral)−$1.08Gadsden (Tallahassee): market median $22.39, prevailing (survey) $20.05, gap −$2.34Gadsden (Tallahassee)−$2.34Bay (Panama City): market median $23.00, prevailing (survey) $20.05, gap −$2.95Bay (Panama City)−$2.95Escambia (Pensacola): market median $23.01, prevailing (survey) $20.05, gap −$2.96Escambia (Pensacola)−$2.96Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach): market median $23.89, prevailing (survey) $20.05, gap −$3.84Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach)−$3.84Polk (Lakeland): market median $22.95, prevailing (survey) $14.85, gap −$8.10Polk (Lakeland)−$8.10
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for sheet metal workers, metro counties in Florida.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BakerUnion SHEE0435-002 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260195
BradfordUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260006
ClayUnion SHEE0435-002 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260200
ColumbiaUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260008
DixieUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260010
DuvalUnion SHEE0435-003 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260202
HamiltonUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260013
LafayetteUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260018
MadisonUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260021
NassauUnion SHEE0435-002 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260216
PutnamUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260024
St. JohnsUnion SHEE0435-002 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260227
SuwanneeUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260025
TaylorUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260026
UnionUnion SHEE0435-005 2025-04-01$31.64$15.98$47.62FL20260027

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Florida prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.0kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-09
+0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025657kSep 2026
Construction employment in Florida (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just sheet metal workers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 63 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 285,688 in 2015 to 427,402 in 2025, +49.6%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Jackson County13231$92,718$1,783
Seminole County2263,590$75,166$1,445
Duval County4477,292$74,124$1,425
Orange County5127,512$72,760$1,399
Escambia County1451,871$72,607$1,396
Palm Beach County7886,690$71,599$1,377
Broward County9339,159$71,421$1,373
Manatee County2452,744$71,199$1,369
Clay County76390$69,950$1,345
Sumter County25707$69,839$1,343
Lee County6666,882$69,783$1,342
Hillsborough County7427,753$69,461$1,336

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Questions this page answers

How much do sheet metal workers make in Florida?

The median sheet metal worker in Florida earned $23.87 an hour ($49,640 a year) in May 2025, 20% below the national median of $29.71. The middle half earn $19.61–$28.87; the top 10% earn more than $34.49.

Where does Florida rank for sheet metal worker pay?

Florida ranks 44th of 50 states for sheet metal worker pay, with a median of $23.87 an hour, and 49th after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union sheet metal worker rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for sheet metal workers in 31 counties, with a typical package of $43.78 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many sheet metal workers work in Florida?

BLS counted 8,040 sheet metal workers in Florida in May 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.05; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is sheet metal worker work growing in Florida?

The BLS employer survey count of sheet metal workers in Florida went from 7,310 in 2015 to 8,040 in 2025, +10.0%, and -2.4% since 2019. Florida's labor market agency projects +12.6% growth for sheet metal workers between 2024 and 2034, from 10,100 to 11,370 jobs.

How many sheet metal worker openings a year are there in Florida?

Florida projects about 980 openings a year for sheet metal workers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 9,800 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2211. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.