Sheet metal worker salary in Kansas

Median $30.13 an hour for 1,730 sheet metal workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

TradePlace

$30.13/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data

$62,670/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent

$18.60 – $52.1810th to 90th percentilehourly range

1,730Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Sheet metal worker pay in Kansas: the full range

Hourly wage percentiles for sheet metal workers: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 24th of 50 states for median sheet metal worker pay, and 18th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $33.44). 1,730 sheet metal workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)	Hourly	Annual	Where it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level	$18.60 – $20.85	$38,690 – $43,370	roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman	$20.85 – $41.67	$43,370 – $86,680	the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist	$41.67 – $52.18	$86,680 – $108,530	the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Sheet metal worker pay by metro in Kansas

Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.

Metro	10th	Median $/hr	Cost-of-living adjusted	90th	Jobs	vs state
St. Joseph	$17.14	$39.93	$46.22	$53.16	130	33% above
Kansas City	$21.71	$39.82	$43.05	$55.11	1,080	32% above
Manhattan	$18.12	$36.90	$40.91	$47.27	40	22% above
Topeka	$18.82	$30.56	$34.41	$39.38	180	1% above
Wichita	$18.58	$23.85	$26.83	$47.51	690	21% below
Joplin	$17.58	$19.51	$22.77	$37.64	30	35% below

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

Sheet metal worker wages in Kansas over time

Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.

Table

Year	Kansas $/hr	In 2025 $	US $/hr	Jobs
1999	$14.64	$28.29	$14.09	9,530
2000	$16.40	$30.66	$15.31	—
2001	$16.52	$30.03	$15.97	4,190
2002	$17.95	$32.12	$16.62	3,000
2003	$17.70	$30.97	$16.83	3,210
2004	$18.64	$31.77	$17.09	2,650
2005	$19.41	$32.00	$17.50	2,760
2006	$20.77	$33.17	$17.96	2,980
2007	$22.48	$34.91	$18.85	3,900
2008	$22.42	$33.52	$19.37	4,810
2009	$17.29	$25.95	$19.54	3,830
2010	$16.62	$24.54	$20.05	3,520
2011	$17.19	$24.60	$20.55	3,190
2012	$17.88	$25.07	$20.81	2,540
2013	$17.44	$24.10	$21.10	2,230
2014	$18.59	$25.28	$21.67	2,430
2015	$18.80	$25.54	$21.99	2,330
2016	$21.00	$28.17	$22.57	2,170
2017	$17.97	$23.60	$23.07	1,760
2018	$18.28	$23.44	$23.30	1,720
2019	$19.50	$24.56	$24.23	1,680
2020	$22.36	$27.81	$24.70	1,780
2021	$22.71	$26.98	$25.69	1,470
2022	$23.01	$25.31	$26.61	1,530
2023	$23.39	$24.71	$28.26	1,910
2024	$24.48	$25.12	$29.26	1,610
2025	$30.13	$30.13	$29.71	1,730

In today's dollars, the median sheet metal worker wage in Kansas changed by +18.0% over the last ten years of data and by +22.7% since 2019.

Are there more sheet metal worker jobs in Kansas?

1.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.6× the US share, 7th of 50 states

BLS counted 1,730 sheet metal workers in Kansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for sheet metal workers in Kansas

+9.3%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency

160Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements

1,750Jobs in 20241,920 projected for 2034

+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of sheet metal workers in the state to change by +9.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,750 to 1,920, with about 160 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,730 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Kansas 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 Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay sheet metal workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 97 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $79.33 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $35.20). 8 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Butler County at $27.14). The market median for the state is $30.13.

Union contract rateSurvey 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 (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for sheet metal workers, metro counties in Kansas.

County	Rate source	Base	Fringe	Total	Determination
Allen	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Anderson	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Atchison	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Barber	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Barton	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Bourbon	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Brown	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Chase	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260003
Chautauqua	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Cherokee	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Cheyenne	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Clark	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Clay	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Cloud	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Coffey	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Comanche	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Cowley	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Crawford	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Decatur	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Dickinson	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Doniphan	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260047
Douglas	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260048
Edwards	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Elk	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Ellis	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260007
Ellsworth	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Finney	Union SHEE0002-035 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260011
Ford	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Franklin	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260060
Gove	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Graham	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Grant	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Gray	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Greeley	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260012
Greenwood	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Hamilton	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Harper	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Haskell	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Hodgeman	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Jackson	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260061
Jefferson	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260051
Jewell	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Johnson	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260052
Kearny	Union SHEE0002-035 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260013
Kingman	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Kiowa	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Labette	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Lane	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Lincoln	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Linn	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260054
Logan	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Lyon	Union SHEE0002-035 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260020
McPherson	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Marion	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Marshall	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Meade	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Miami	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260060
Mitchell	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Montgomery	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260038
Morris	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Morton	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Nemaha	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Neosho	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Ness	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Norton	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260039
Osage	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260061
Osborne	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Ottawa	Union SHEE0002-035 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260045
Pawnee	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Phillips	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Pratt	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Rawlins	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Reno	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260040
Republic	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Rice	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260041
Rooks	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Rush	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Russell	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Saline	Union SHEE0002-035 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260045
Scott	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260042
Seward	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260043
Shawnee	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260058
Sheridan	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Sherman	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Smith	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Stafford	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Stanton	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Stevens	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Thomas	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Trego	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Wabaunsee	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260061
Wallace	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Washington	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Wichita	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Wilson	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Woodson	Union SHEE0002-016 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260044
Wyandotte	Union SHEE0002-012 2024-07-01	$52.18	$27.15	$79.33	KS20260060
Leavenworth	Survey SUKS2015-022 2015-07-08	$38.39	$17.73	$56.12	KS20260053
Geary	Survey SUKS2015-018 2015-07-08	$29.93	$13.32	$43.25	KS20260049
Pottawatomie	Survey SUKS2015-024 2015-07-08	$29.93	$13.32	$43.25	KS20260055
Riley	Survey SUKS2015-025 2015-07-08	$29.93	$13.32	$43.25	KS20260056
Butler	Survey SUKS2015-015 2015-07-08	$22.44	$4.70	$27.14	KS20260046
Harvey	Survey SUKS2015-019 2015-07-08	$22.44	$4.70	$27.14	KS20260050
Sumner	Survey SUKS2015-028 2015-07-08	$22.44	$4.70	$27.14	KS20260059
Sedgwick	Survey SUKS2015-026 2015-07-08	$22.25	$4.42	$26.67	KS20260057

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09

+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted

Construction employment in Kansas (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 64 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 36,476 in 2015 to 45,633 in 2025, +25.1%.

County	Establishments	Employees	Average annual pay	Avg weekly wage
Johnson County	185	4,453	$103,480	$1,990
Wyandotte County	54	1,208	$99,535	$1,914
Shawnee County	57	816	$79,248	$1,524
Riley County	18	372	$73,115	$1,406
Sedgwick County	174	3,015	$71,451	$1,374
Saline County	25	374	$65,690	$1,263
Leavenworth County	28	258	$63,454	$1,220
Montgomery County	12	81	$61,404	$1,181
Pottawatomie County	12	80	$59,619	$1,147
Finney County	14	125	$58,942	$1,133
Douglas County	40	237	$58,596	$1,127
Ford County	12	57	$57,505	$1,106
Marion County	6	20	$57,349	$1,103
Miami County	20	95	$56,754	$1,091
Butler County	27	182	$56,394	$1,085
Cowley County	8	58	$56,300	$1,083
Ellis County	13	156	$56,212	$1,081
Barton County	14	109	$53,755	$1,034
Dickinson County	11	54	$53,032	$1,020
Nemaha County	4	22	$52,707	$1,014
Atchison County	10	37	$51,500	$990
Jefferson County	9	48	$50,995	$981
Clay County	6	22	$49,840	$958
McPherson County	12	91	$48,601	$935
Thomas County	5	18	$47,495	$913
Anderson County	4	11	$46,919	$902
Harvey County	10	33	$44,250	$851
Neosho County	3	18	$43,672	$840
Scott County	7	27	$40,498	$779
Brown County	4	11	$40,309	$775
Bourbon County	4	15	$39,089	$752
Marshall County	8	24	$33,887	$652
Cheyenne County	3	6	$33,831	$651
Smith County	3	7	$26,806	$515

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Questions this page answers

How much do sheet metal workers make in Kansas?

The median sheet metal worker in Kansas earned $30.13 an hour ($62,670 a year) in May 2025, 1% above the national median of $29.71. The middle half earn $20.85–$41.67; the top 10% earn more than $52.18.

Where does Kansas rank for sheet metal worker pay?

Kansas ranks 24th of 50 states for sheet metal worker pay, with a median of $30.13 an hour, and 18th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union sheet metal worker rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for sheet metal workers in 97 counties, with a typical package of $79.33 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many sheet metal workers work in Kansas?

BLS counted 1,730 sheet metal workers in Kansas in May 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.56; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is sheet metal worker work growing in Kansas?

Kansas's labor market agency projects +9.3% growth for sheet metal workers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,750 to 1,920 jobs.

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

Kansas projects about 160 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, Kansas 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: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.