Skilled Wages

Sheet metal worker salary in Oregon

Median $35.46 an hour for 3,250 sheet metal workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$35.46/hrMedian hourly wageOregon, May data
$73,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.15 – $57.9810th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,250Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Sheet metal worker pay in Oregon: the full range

Wage percentiles, OregonMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrOregon: 10th $23.15 · 25th $28.08 · median $35.46 · 75th $52.37 · 90th $57.98Oregon$35.46$23.15$57.98United 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: Oregon vs United States, May 2025.

Oregon ranks 12th of 50 states for median sheet metal worker pay, and 16th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $34.29). 3,250 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$23.15 – $28.08$48,150 – $58,410roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.08 – $52.37$58,410 – $108,920the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$52.37 – $57.98$108,920 – $120,600the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Sheet metal worker pay by metro in Oregon

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrPortland: $38.26Portland$38.26Albany: $30.44Albany$30.44Bend: $30.44Bend$30.44Eugene: $30.13Eugene$30.13Salem: $29.27Salem$29.27Medford: $28.08Medford$28.08
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers by metro area in Oregon, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Portland$24.03$38.26$36.30$61.272,2808% above
Albany$22.32$30.44$29.81$39.0112014% below
Bend$23.11$30.44$29.38$51.2015014% below
Eugene$18.13$30.13$29.66$48.4324015% below
Salem$22.13$29.27$28.25$52.6427017% below
Medford$18.81$28.08$27.69$48.909021% below

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

Sheet metal worker wages in Oregon over time

Oregon, 1999-2025OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$35.46Oregon$29.71United States
Median hourly wage for sheet metal workers, Oregon vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOregon $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.55$30.05$14.092,800
2000$16.54$30.92$15.312,790
2001$17.33$31.50$15.972,810
2002$17.40$31.14$16.622,640
2003$18.00$31.49$16.832,490
2004$19.31$32.91$17.092,620
2005$19.22$31.68$17.502,580
2006$20.08$32.07$17.963,110
2007$19.82$30.77$18.853,340
2008$22.00$32.90$19.373,030
2009$24.62$36.95$19.542,610
2010$26.30$38.83$20.052,180
2011$22.92$32.80$20.552,570
2012$23.65$33.16$20.813,020
2013$23.71$32.77$21.102,750
2014$25.87$35.18$21.672,750
2015$22.63$30.74$21.992,800
2016$23.12$31.01$22.572,400
2017$22.46$29.50$23.072,530
2018$24.87$31.89$23.302,660
2019$25.68$32.34$24.233,090
2020$26.75$33.28$24.702,980
2021$29.91$35.54$25.693,350
2022$30.56$33.62$26.612,620
2023$31.56$33.35$28.262,460
2024$31.34$32.16$29.262,920
2025$35.46$35.46$29.713,250

In today's dollars, the median sheet metal worker wage in Oregon changed by +15.4% over the last ten years of data and by +9.7% since 2019.

Are there more sheet metal worker jobs in Oregon?

+5.2%Jobs since 20193,090 then, 3,250 in 2025
+16.1%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
1.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 2.1× the US share, 2nd of 50 states

Since 1999, the number of sheet metal workers counted in Oregon has changed by +16.1%, against -48.3% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +5.2%.

Sheet metal workers in Oregon vs United States, 1999 = 100OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages255075100125150200020052010201520202025116Oregon52United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Oregon vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOregon jobsOregon indexUS index
19992,800100100
20002,79010094
20012,81010090
20022,6409485
20032,4908982
20042,6209480
20052,5809275
20063,11011177
20073,34011972
20083,03010871
20092,6109363
20102,1807857
20112,5709256
20123,02010858
20132,7509858
20142,7509857
20152,80010058
20162,4008658
20172,5309057
20182,6609557
20193,09011057
20202,98010655
20213,35012053
20222,6209452
20232,4608850
20242,92010451
20253,25011652

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 Oregon

+9.1%Projected growth in Oregon2024–2034, state agency
290Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,110Jobs in 20243,390 projected for 2034
+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oregon's labor market agency projects the number of sheet metal workers in the state to change by +9.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,110 to 3,390, with about 290 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 3,250 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Oregon 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 Oregon

On federally funded construction in Oregon, contractors must pay sheet metal workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 36 of the 36 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $88.91 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $35.46.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ORBaker: $78.16 (union)Benton: $88.91 (union)Clackamas: $88.91 (union)Clatsop: $88.91 (union)Columbia: $88.91 (union)Coos: $76.89 (union)Crook: $88.91 (union)Curry: $88.91 (union)Deschutes: $88.91 (union)Douglas: $88.91 (union)Gilliam: $78.16 (union)Grant: $78.16 (union)Harney: $78.16 (union)Hood River: $88.91 (union)Jackson: $88.91 (union)Jefferson: $78.16 (union)Josephine: $88.91 (union)Klamath: $78.16 (union)Lake: $78.16 (union)Lane: $75.49 (union)Lincoln: $88.91 (union)Linn: $88.91 (union)Malheur: $78.16 (union)Marion: $88.91 (union)Morrow: $78.16 (union)Multnomah: $88.91 (union)Polk: $88.91 (union)Sherman: $78.16 (union)Tillamook: $88.91 (union)Umatilla: $78.16 (union)Union: $78.16 (union)Wallowa: $78.16 (union)Wasco: $88.91 (union)Washington: $88.91 (union)Wheeler: $78.16 (union)Yamhill: $88.91 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$78.16
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)$20$40$60$80$100/hrJackson (Medford): market median $28.08, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$60.83Jackson (Medford)+$60.83Marion (Salem): market median $29.27, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$59.64Marion (Salem)+$59.64Crook (Bend): market median $30.44, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$58.47Crook (Bend)+$58.47Linn (Albany): market median $30.44, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$58.47Linn (Albany)+$58.47Benton (Oregon): market median $35.46, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$53.45Benton (Oregon)+$53.45Clackamas (Portland): market median $38.26, prevailing (union) $88.91, gap +$50.65Clackamas (Portland)+$50.65Lane (Eugene): market median $30.13, prevailing (union) $75.49, gap +$45.36Lane (Eugene)+$45.36
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for sheet metal workers, metro counties in Oregon.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BentonUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260094
ClackamasUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260095
ClatsopUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260092
ColumbiaUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260096
CrookUnion SHEE0016-008 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260083
CurryUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260084
DeschutesUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260097
DouglasUnion SHEE0016-007 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260085
Hood RiverUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260087
JacksonUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260103
JosephineUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260103
LincolnUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260092
LinnUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260099
MarionUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260104
MultnomahUnion SHEE0016-003 2025-07-01$54.99$33.92$88.91OR20260100

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

Is construction work growing in Oregon?

117.9kConstruction jobsOregon, 2026-09
+3.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202625k50k75k100k125k150k19901995200020052010201520202025118kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oregon (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 30 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 50,466 in 2015 to 68,271 in 2025, +35.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Multnomah County2043,874$105,722$2,033
Washington County1702,935$103,843$1,997
Clackamas County2152,591$93,928$1,806
Linn County45469$82,954$1,595
Marion County1161,079$78,734$1,514
Deschutes County1291,069$74,751$1,438
Lane County1151,189$74,707$1,437
Columbia County1897$73,394$1,411
Benton County23117$72,421$1,393
Jackson County110707$71,946$1,384
Clatsop County20177$70,807$1,362
Wasco County1471$68,595$1,319

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Questions this page answers

How much do sheet metal workers make in Oregon?

The median sheet metal worker in Oregon earned $35.46 an hour ($73,750 a year) in May 2025, 19% above the national median of $29.71. The middle half earn $28.08–$52.37; the top 10% earn more than $57.98.

Where does Oregon rank for sheet metal worker pay?

Oregon ranks 12th of 50 states for sheet metal worker pay, with a median of $35.46 an hour, and 16th after adjusting for Oregon's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union sheet metal worker rate in Oregon?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for sheet metal workers in 36 counties, with a typical package of $88.91 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many sheet metal workers work in Oregon?

BLS counted 3,250 sheet metal workers in Oregon in May 2025, 1.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 2.14; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is sheet metal worker work growing in Oregon?

The BLS employer survey count of sheet metal workers in Oregon went from 2,800 in 2015 to 3,250 in 2025, +16.1%, and +5.2% since 2019. Oregon's labor market agency projects +9.1% growth for sheet metal workers between 2024 and 2034, from 3,110 to 3,390 jobs.

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

Oregon projects about 290 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, Oregon 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: Oregon labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.