Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Tennessee

Find out how your pay in Tennessee:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Tennessee vs. surrounding states

Tennessee:Avg Hourly: $22.06Avg Yearly: $45,890# Employed: 3,190

Blue areas make more money than Tennessee.

Red areas make less money than Tennessee.

Tennessee pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Tennessee relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
West Virginia$23,460 more/yr$11.28 more/hr
Illinois$16,880 more/yr$8.12 more/hr
Missouri$14,920 more/yr$7.18 more/hr
Virginia$4,280 more/yr$2.06 more/hr
Georgia$3,690 more/yr$1.78 more/hr
Kentucky$1,670 more/yr$0.80 more/hr
Mississippi$810 more/yr$0.39 more/hr
Tennessee$45,890.00/yr$22.06/hr
North Carolina$4,190 less/yr$2.01 less/hr
Alabama$4,430 less/yr$2.13 less/hr
Arkansas$6,690 less/yr$3.21 less/hr
South Carolina$6,870 less/yr$3.30 less/hr

How salary for workers in Tennessee ranks in the US

TennesseeHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATE45thIN THE NATIONFORWorkersTennessee's avg. pay of $45,890 per year is:$6,870more than South Carolina$34,670less than Alaska

The average pay for workers in Tennessee is $45,890 per year, or $22.06 per hour.

Tennessee pays workers $6,870 (17.6%) more per year than South Carolina, the lowest paid state ($39,020) in the US.

Tennessee pays workers $34,670 (43%) less per year than Alaska, the highest paid state ($80,560) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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