Skilled Wages

Sheet metal worker salary in Missouri

Median $30.56 an hour for 2,640 sheet metal workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$30.56/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$63,560/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.31 – $53.1610th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,640Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Sheet metal worker pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60/hrMissouri: 10th $18.31 · 25th $22.84 · median $30.56 · 75th $47.16 · 90th $53.16Missouri$30.56$18.31$53.16United 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: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 22nd of 50 states for median sheet metal worker pay, and 17th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $33.66). 2,640 sheet metal workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.31 – $22.84$38,090 – $47,500roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.84 – $47.16$47,500 – $98,090the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$47.16 – $53.16$98,090 – $110,580the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Sheet metal worker pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Joseph: $39.93St. Joseph$39.93Kansas City: $39.82Kansas City$39.82Jefferson City: $38.22Jefferson City$38.22St. Louis: $31.77St. Louis$31.77Cape Girardeau: $27.50Cape Girardeau$27.50Columbia: $26.23Columbia$26.23Springfield: $24.12Springfield$24.12Joplin: $19.51Joplin$19.51
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Joseph$17.14$39.93$46.22$53.1613031% above
Kansas City$21.71$39.82$43.05$55.111,08030% above
Jefferson City$19.51$38.22$43.43$50.6531025% above
St. Louis$19.61$31.77$33.41$51.721,0504% above
Cape Girardeau$22.28$27.50$31.94$53.375010% below
Columbia$18.84$26.23$29.34$45.926014% below
Springfield$18.98$24.12$27.22$47.3623021% below
Joplin$17.58$19.51$22.77$37.643036% below

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

Sheet metal worker wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.56Missouri$29.71United States
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.48$37.64$14.096,300
2000$21.68$40.53$15.315,740
2001$21.10$38.36$15.974,780
2002$20.80$37.22$16.624,780
2003$20.41$35.71$16.834,480
2004$20.56$35.04$17.094,380
2005$20.25$33.38$17.504,890
2006$19.29$30.80$17.964,810
2007$20.34$31.58$18.854,620
2008$22.03$32.94$19.373,930
2009$23.94$35.93$19.543,950
2010$27.31$40.32$20.052,980
2011$28.93$41.41$20.553,010
2012$28.75$40.31$20.813,050
2013$26.40$36.48$21.103,210
2014$27.61$37.55$21.673,560
2015$26.49$35.98$21.994,040
2016$26.69$35.80$22.574,070
2017$31.96$41.98$23.073,880
2018$31.99$41.01$23.303,780
2019$32.25$40.61$24.234,310
2020$29.35$36.51$24.703,950
2021$29.88$35.50$25.693,190
2022$28.02$30.82$26.613,910
2023$35.63$37.65$28.264,070
2024$31.90$32.74$29.263,740
2025$30.56$30.56$29.712,640

In today's dollars, the median sheet metal worker wage in Missouri changed by -15.1% over the last ten years of data and by -24.8% since 2019.

Are there more sheet metal worker jobs in Missouri?

0.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 21st of 50 states

BLS counted 2,640 sheet metal workers in Missouri in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 12%. 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 Missouri

+3.8%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
350Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
4,060Jobs in 20244,220 projected for 2034
+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of sheet metal workers in the state to change by +3.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 4,060 to 4,220, with about 350 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,640 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Missouri 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 Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay sheet metal workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 113 of the 115 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $79.12 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $33.31). 2 of the 115 counties still use a survey rate dated 2010 or earlier (for example Dunklin County at $34.26). The market median for the state is $30.56.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $58.90 (union)Andrew: $73.48 (union)Atchison: $58.90 (union)Audrain: $58.90 (union)Barry: $52.29 (union)Barton: $52.29 (union)Bates: $76.88 (union)Benton: $52.29 (union)Bollinger: $79.12 (union)Boone: $58.90 (union)Buchanan: $73.48 (union)Butler: $79.12 (union)Caldwell: $76.88 (union)Callaway: $58.90 (union)Camden: $73.48 (union)Cape Girardeau: $79.12 (union)Carroll: $77.39 (union)Carter: $79.12 (union)Cass: $76.88 (union)Cedar: $52.29 (union)Chariton: $73.48 (union)Christian: $52.29 (union)Clark: $79.12 (union)Clay: $76.88 (union)Clinton: $73.48 (union)Cole: $58.90 (union)Cooper: $58.90 (union)Crawford: $79.12 (union)Dade: $52.29 (union)Dallas: $52.29 (union)Daviess: $79.12 (union)DeKalb: $73.48 (union)Dent: $79.12 (union)Douglas: $52.29 (union)Dunklin: $34.26 (survey)Franklin: $79.12 (union)Gasconade: $79.12 (union)Gentry: $79.12 (union)Greene: $52.29 (union)Grundy: $79.12 (union)Harrison: $79.12 (union)Henry: $52.29 (union)Hickory: $52.29 (union)Holt: $79.12 (union)Howard: $58.90 (union)Howell: $79.12 (union)Iron: $79.12 (union)Jackson: $76.88 (union)Jasper: $52.29 (union)Jefferson: $79.12 (union)Johnson: $77.39 (union)Knox: $79.12 (union)Laclede: $52.29 (union)Lafayette: $76.88 (union)Lawrence: $32.36 (survey)Lewis: $79.12 (union)Lincoln: $79.12 (union)Linn: $79.12 (union)Livingston: $79.12 (union)McDonald: $52.29 (union)Macon: $79.12 (union)Madison: $79.12 (union)Maries: $79.12 (union)Marion: $79.12 (union)Mercer: $79.12 (union)Miller: $79.12 (union)Mississippi: $79.12 (union)Moniteau: $58.90 (union)Monroe: $79.12 (union)Montgomery: $79.12 (union)Morgan: $79.12 (union)New Madrid: $79.12 (union)Newton: $52.29 (union)Nodaway: $79.12 (union)Oregon: $79.12 (union)Osage: $58.90 (union)Ozark: $52.29 (union)Pemiscot: $79.12 (union)Perry: $79.12 (union)Pettis: $73.48 (union)Phelps: $79.12 (union)Pike: $79.12 (union)Platte: $76.88 (union)Polk: $52.29 (union)Pulaski: $79.12 (union)Putnam: $79.12 (union)Ralls: $79.12 (union)Randolph: $79.12 (union)Ray: $76.88 (union)Reynolds: $79.12 (union)Ripley: $52.29 (union)St. Charles: $79.12 (union)St. Clair: $52.29 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $79.12 (union)St. Francois: $79.12 (union)St. Louis: $79.12 (union)Saline: $79.12 (union)Schuyler: $79.12 (union)Scotland: $79.12 (union)Scott: $79.12 (union)Shannon: $52.29 (union)Shelby: $79.12 (union)Stoddard: $79.12 (union)Stone: $52.29 (union)Sullivan: $79.12 (union)Taney: $52.29 (union)Texas: $52.29 (union)Vernon: $73.48 (union)Warren: $79.12 (union)Washington: $79.12 (union)Wayne: $79.12 (union)Webster: $52.29 (union)Worth: $79.12 (union)Wright: $52.29 (union)St. Louis: $79.12 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$52.29$76.88survey 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)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrBollinger (Cape Girardeau): market median $27.50, prevailing (union) $79.12, gap +$51.62Bollinger (Cape Girardeau)+$51.62Franklin (St. Louis): market median $31.77, prevailing (union) $79.12, gap +$47.35Franklin (St. Louis)+$47.35Bates (Kansas City): market median $39.82, prevailing (union) $76.88, gap +$37.06Bates (Kansas City)+$37.06Andrew (St. Joseph): market median $39.93, prevailing (union) $73.48, gap +$33.55Andrew (St. Joseph)+$33.55Jasper (Joplin): market median $19.51, prevailing (union) $52.29, gap +$32.78Jasper (Joplin)+$32.78Boone (Columbia): market median $26.23, prevailing (union) $58.90, gap +$32.67Boone (Columbia)+$32.67Christian (Springfield): market median $24.12, prevailing (union) $52.29, gap +$28.17Christian (Springfield)+$28.17Callaway (Jefferson City): market median $38.22, prevailing (union) $58.90, gap +$20.68Callaway (Jefferson City)+$20.68
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for sheet metal workers, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BollingerUnion SHEE0036-036 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260083
ButlerUnion SHEE0036-017 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260004
Cape GirardeauUnion SHEE0036-036 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260083
CarterUnion SHEE0036-019 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260030
ClarkUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
CrawfordUnion SHEE0036-001 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260056
DaviessUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
DentUnion SHEE0036-018 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260033
FranklinUnion SHEE0036-036 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260074
GasconadeUnion SHEE0036-018 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260033
GentryUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
GrundyUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
HarrisonUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
HoltUnion SHEE0036-020 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260031
HowellUnion SHEE0036-019 2025-08-01$52.00$27.12$79.12MO20260030

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

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (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 91 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 71,820 in 2015 to 91,804 in 2025, +27.8%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
St. Louis County2865,620$100,096$1,925
St. Louis city541,365$99,493$1,913
Jackson County1933,417$97,528$1,876
Buchanan County37605$92,647$1,782
St. Francois County28447$87,477$1,682
Ray County652$84,153$1,618
Clay County76917$82,348$1,584
Jefferson County82716$81,939$1,576
St. Charles County1291,144$80,080$1,540
Warren County13123$76,928$1,479
Cole County46665$75,472$1,451
Audrain County556$73,063$1,405

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Questions this page answers

How much do sheet metal workers make in Missouri?

The median sheet metal worker in Missouri earned $30.56 an hour ($63,560 a year) in May 2025, 3% above the national median of $29.71. The middle half earn $22.84–$47.16; the top 10% earn more than $53.16.

Where does Missouri rank for sheet metal worker pay?

Missouri ranks 22nd of 50 states for sheet metal worker pay, with a median of $30.56 an hour, and 17th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union sheet metal worker rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for sheet metal workers in 113 counties, with a typical package of $79.12 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many sheet metal workers work in Missouri?

BLS counted 2,640 sheet metal workers in Missouri in May 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.17; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is sheet metal worker work growing in Missouri?

Missouri's labor market agency projects +3.8% growth for sheet metal workers between 2024 and 2034, from 4,060 to 4,220 jobs.

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

Missouri projects about 350 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, Missouri 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: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.