SOC 51-2041 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sarasota, Florida is $46,940 a year ($22.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,630: half of the 110 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

$46,940average per year

$22.57 / hourMedian $46,630Take-home ≈ $39,896

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

110people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#7 of 13Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,750 or more. The middle half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sarasota earn between $36,410 and $53,490.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,940$3,912$22.57
Median$46,630$3,886$22.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,410$3,034$17.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,490$4,458$25.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay in Sarasota vs. Florida and the U.S.

Structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sarasota earn about the same as the Florida average ($46,900) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($54,030). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $51,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sarasota$46,940$46,630$35,730$60,750110
Florida$46,900$46,880$35,310$59,7602,950
United States$54,030$51,330$37,960$72,28052,360

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $46,940, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $39,896 a year, or $3,325 a month and $1,534 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Sarasota a good place for structural metal fabricators and fitters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $46,940 buys what about $45,832 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 7th of 13 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($49,820).

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Highest-paying cities for structural metal fabricators and fitters

Albany, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,610).

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary by city

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Sarasota: questions

How much do structural metal fabricators and fitters make an hour in Sarasota?

$22.57 an hour on average, and $22.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level structural metal fabricators and fitters salary in Sarasota?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the structural metal fabricators and fitters take-home pay in Sarasota?

About $39,896 a year ($3,325 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,940. Florida has no state income tax.

Do structural metal fabricators and fitters earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-2041; area North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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