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Average Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters Salary in Michigan

Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters in Michigan earn a median annual salary of $50,160, which is +0.5% compared to the national median. There are 1,230 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Michigan (state).

$50,160
Michigan median annual wage
$24/hour median
+0.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,900
1,230
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.81
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,980
25th
$45,300
Median
$50,160
75th
$60,040
90th
$68,050

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 Michigan, 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
96.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$52,132
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 100.2%
Rents: 82.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Alaska$64,220Compare120
Washington$63,280Compare1,190
Connecticut$62,240Compare380
Massachusetts$61,220Compare710
Oregon$59,750Compare1,010
California$56,460Compare2,680

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 Michigan

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$234,5202.06
General Internal Medicine Physicians$227,2700.95
Family Medicine Physicians$219,9901.43
Chief Executives$219,2300.65
Physicians, All Other$197,9501.62
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$193,5000.98
Pediatricians, General$182,0400.63
Dentists, General$177,0801.21

Michigan has salary data for 783 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Structural Metal Fabricators And Fitters in Michigan

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.