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Average Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters Salary in Bellingham, WA

Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters in Bellingham, WA earn a median annual salary of $69,950, which is +40.2% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Bellingham, WA (metro area).

$69,950
Bellingham, WA median annual wage
$34/hour median
+40.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,900
40
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.26
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,740
25th
$53,690
Median
$69,950
75th
$107,840
90th
$120,090

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Bellingham, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.3%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,693
Goods: 105.0%
Services: 99.9%
Rents: 112.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA has salary data for 338 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters in Bellingham, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters are projected to change by -16.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.