Skilled Wages

Sheet metal worker salary in Minnesota

Median $35.08 an hour for 2,980 sheet metal workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$35.08/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$72,970/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.85 – $56.2410th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,980Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Sheet metal worker pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60/hrMinnesota: 10th $22.85 · 25th $24.79 · median $35.08 · 75th $51.38 · 90th $56.24Minnesota$35.08$22.85$56.24United 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: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 13th of 50 states for median sheet metal worker pay, and 13th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $35.58). 2,980 sheet metal workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.85 – $24.79$47,520 – $51,570roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.79 – $51.38$51,570 – $106,870the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$51.38 – $56.24$106,870 – $116,990the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Sheet metal worker pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrDuluth: $41.65Duluth$41.65Fargo: $38.60Fargo$38.60La Crosse: $36.15La Crosse$36.15Rochester: $35.42Rochester$35.42Minneapolis: $35.08Minneapolis$35.08Grand Forks: $29.55Grand Forks$29.55Mankato: $28.77Mankato$28.77Sioux Falls: $23.23Sioux Falls$23.23
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Duluth$22.68$41.65$46.90$50.2611019% above
Fargo$24.37$38.60$42.46$39.3010010% above
La Crosse$19.36$36.15$39.38$47.37603% above
Rochester$23.02$35.42$39.01$47.31601% above
Minneapolis$23.08$35.08$33.47$56.862,340about the same as
Grand Forks$23.11$29.55$34.08$40.7410016% below
Mankato$22.46$28.77$31.62$51.385018% below
Sioux Falls$18.78$23.23$25.64$42.4617034% below

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

Sheet metal worker wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$35.08Minnesota$29.71United States
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.77$30.47$14.095,820
2000$21.34$39.90$15.314,270
2001$21.16$38.47$15.974,850
2002$20.90$37.40$16.624,290
2003$20.97$36.69$16.834,020
2004$22.31$38.02$17.094,070
2005$23.96$39.50$17.502,870
2006$24.92$39.80$17.963,740
2007$25.99$40.36$18.853,730
2008$27.31$40.84$19.373,970
2009$26.75$40.14$19.543,210
2010$27.02$39.89$20.052,530
2011$26.37$37.74$20.552,380
2012$32.79$45.98$20.812,330
2013$32.81$45.34$21.102,330
2014$33.47$45.52$21.672,480
2015$30.13$40.93$21.992,340
2016$31.44$42.17$22.572,860
2017$31.78$41.74$23.072,760
2018$34.88$44.72$23.302,550
2019$29.72$37.43$24.232,860
2020$31.81$39.57$24.703,170
2021$29.99$35.63$25.692,910
2022$29.17$32.09$26.612,370
2023$27.84$29.42$28.262,600
2024$30.07$30.86$29.262,230
2025$35.08$35.08$29.712,980

In today's dollars, the median sheet metal worker wage in Minnesota changed by -14.3% over the last ten years of data and by -6.3% since 2019.

Are there more sheet metal worker jobs in Minnesota?

1.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.3× the US share, 15th of 50 states

BLS counted 2,980 sheet metal workers in Minnesota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 13%. 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 Minnesota

+3.1%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
200Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,390Jobs in 20242,470 projected for 2034
+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of sheet metal workers in the state to change by +3.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,390 to 2,470, with about 200 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 2,980 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Minnesota 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 Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay sheet metal workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 86 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $78.71). The market median for the state is $35.08.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $82.48 (survey)Anoka: $96.78 (survey)Becker: $43.30 (survey)Beltrami: $68.29 (survey)Benton: $77.27 (survey)Big Stone: $52.39 (survey)Blue Earth: $27.77 (survey)Brown: $48.74 (survey)Carlton: $82.48 (survey)Carver: $96.78 (survey)Cass: $77.51 (survey)Chippewa: $73.75 (survey)Chisago: $96.78 (survey)Clay: $63.27 (survey)Clearwater: $68.29 (survey)Cook: $82.48 (survey)Cottonwood: $37.40 (survey)Crow Wing: $77.51 (survey)Dakota: $96.78 (survey)Dodge: $84.25 (survey)Douglas: $85.47 (survey)Faribault: $27.77 (survey)Fillmore: $72.51 (survey)Freeborn: $84.25 (survey)Goodhue: $84.25 (survey)Grant: $85.47 (survey)Hennepin: $96.78 (survey)Houston: $72.51 (survey)Hubbard: $77.51 (survey)Isanti: $96.78 (survey)Itasca: $79.90 (survey)Jackson: $65.19 (survey)Kanabec: $96.78 (survey)Kandiyohi: $73.75 (survey)Kittson: $58.06 (survey)Koochiching: $79.90 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $49.82 (survey)Lake: $82.48 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $68.29 (survey)Le Sueur: $27.77 (survey)Lincoln: $65.19 (survey)Lyon: $65.19 (survey)McLeod: $96.78 (survey)Mahnomen: $85.47 (survey)Marshall: $58.06 (survey)Martin: $27.77 (survey)Meeker: $96.78 (survey)Mille Lacs: $85.47 (survey)Morrison: $85.47 (survey)Mower: $84.25 (survey)Murray: $65.19 (survey)Nicollet: $65.19 (survey)Nobles: $52.39 (survey)Norman: $35.60 (survey)Olmsted: $84.25 (survey)Otter Tail: $85.47 (survey)Pennington: $34.00 (survey)Pine: $96.78 (survey)Pipestone: $65.19 (survey)Polk: $35.60 (survey)Pope: $85.47 (survey)Ramsey: $96.78 (survey)Red Lake: n/aRedwood: $65.19 (survey)Renville: $73.75 (survey)Rice: $96.78 (survey)Rock: $52.39 (survey)Roseau: $34.00 (survey)St. Louis: $79.90 (survey)Scott: $96.78 (survey)Sherburne: $85.47 (survey)Sibley: $96.78 (survey)Stearns: $85.47 (survey)Steele: $84.25 (survey)Stevens: $85.47 (survey)Swift: $73.75 (survey)Todd: $85.47 (survey)Traverse: $85.47 (survey)Wabasha: $84.25 (survey)Wadena: $77.51 (survey)Waseca: $65.19 (survey)Washington: $96.78 (survey)Watonwan: $65.19 (survey)Wilkin: $63.27 (survey)Winona: $84.25 (survey)Wright: $96.78 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $73.74 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$63.27$73.75$84.25$85.47n/asurvey 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 (survey)$0$25$50$75$100$125/hrAnoka (Minneapolis): market median $35.08, prevailing (survey) $96.78, gap +$61.70Anoka (Minneapolis)+$61.70Stearns (Minnesota): market median $35.08, prevailing (survey) $85.47, gap +$50.39Stearns (Minnesota)+$50.39Dodge (Rochester): market median $35.42, prevailing (survey) $84.25, gap +$48.83Dodge (Rochester)+$48.83Carlton (Duluth): market median $41.65, prevailing (survey) $82.48, gap +$40.83Carlton (Duluth)+$40.83Nicollet (Mankato): market median $28.77, prevailing (survey) $65.19, gap +$36.42Nicollet (Mankato)+$36.42Houston (La Crosse): market median $36.15, prevailing (survey) $72.51, gap +$36.36Houston (La Crosse)+$36.36Rock (Sioux Falls): market median $23.23, prevailing (survey) $52.39, gap +$29.16Rock (Sioux Falls)+$29.16Clay (Fargo): market median $38.60, prevailing (survey) $63.27, gap +$24.67Clay (Fargo)+$24.67Polk (Grand Forks): market median $29.55, prevailing (survey) $35.60, gap +$6.05Polk (Grand Forks)+$6.05
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for sheet metal workers, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260028
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260036
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260039
Dakotastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260045
Hennepinstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260053
Isantistate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260056
Kanabecstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260059
McLeodstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260072
Meekerstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260073
Pinestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260084
Ramseystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260088
Ricestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260092
Scottstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260095
Sibleystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260097
Washingtonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$60.96$35.82$96.78MN20260108

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

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (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 78 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 70,177 in 2015 to 87,254 in 2025, +24.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Washington County69797$132,763$2,553
Ramsey County963,001$108,630$2,089
Hennepin County2325,935$104,030$2,001
Scott County49619$95,075$1,828
Itasca County18192$92,110$1,771
Dakota County1021,360$90,068$1,732
Houston County558$87,827$1,689
Benton County221,214$87,803$1,689
Chisago County18130$87,553$1,684
Olmsted County40964$84,715$1,629
Stearns County55694$82,442$1,585
Anoka County1241,058$81,822$1,574

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Questions this page answers

How much do sheet metal workers make in Minnesota?

The median sheet metal worker in Minnesota earned $35.08 an hour ($72,970 a year) in May 2025, 18% above the national median of $29.71. The middle half earn $24.79–$51.38; the top 10% earn more than $56.24.

Where does Minnesota rank for sheet metal worker pay?

Minnesota ranks 13th of 50 states for sheet metal worker pay, with a median of $35.08 an hour, and 13th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union sheet metal worker rate in Minnesota?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a sheet metal worker classification for most Minnesota counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many sheet metal workers work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 2,980 sheet metal workers in Minnesota in May 2025, 1.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.31; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is sheet metal worker work growing in Minnesota?

Minnesota's labor market agency projects +3.1% growth for sheet metal workers between 2024 and 2034, from 2,390 to 2,470 jobs.

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

Minnesota projects about 200 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, Minnesota 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: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.