What are the main factors that influence an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary?

An Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,539 for beginners, reaching about $57,013 at mid-level, and approach $57,555 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer?

Architectural Sheet Metal Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architectural Sheet Metal Installer roles are District of Columbia $68,881, California $68,620, Massachusetts $67,706. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architectural Sheet Metal Installer roles make?

Salaries for Architectural Sheet Metal Installer level roles vary by specialization: Sheet Metal Estimator: $67,398; Sheet Metal Superintendent: $59,397; Traveling Sheet Metal Installer: $57,149; Sheet Metal Assembler: $56,505; Sheet Metal Foreman: $51,544.

Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer in South Dakota is $56,539 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,861
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,510 to $61,418
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,931

10% $46,931

50% (Median) $56,539

90% $65,861

Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,418	$5,118	$1,181	$30
Average	$56,539	$4,712	$1,087	$27
25th Percentile	$51,510	$4,292	$991	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salaries

An Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,539
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,522
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,013
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,216
Expert (over 8 years): $57,555

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Architectural Sheet Metal Installer	less than 1 year	$54,539
Early Career Level Architectural Sheet Metal Installer	1-2 years	$55,522
Mid-Level Level Architectural Sheet Metal Installer	2-4 years	$57,013
Senior-Level Level Architectural Sheet Metal Installer	5-8 years	$57,216
Expert Level Architectural Sheet Metal Installer	over 8 years	$57,555

How Do Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Architectural Sheet Metal Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,881.
California: $68,620.
Massachusetts: $67,706.

District of Columbia $68,881 California $68,620 Massachusetts $67,706 Washington $67,457 New Jersey $67,432 Alaska $67,345 Connecticut $66,486 New York $66,138

Hawaii $65,024 Rhode Island $64,502 Maryland $64,147 Minnesota $63,662 Colorado $63,475 Illinois $63,413 Oregon $63,177 Delaware $63,002

New Hampshire $62,893 Virginia $62,648 Pennsylvania $61,932 Nevada $61,572 North Dakota $61,453 Michigan $61,267 Wisconsin $61,198 Vermont $61,061

Texas $60,682 Maine $60,657 Arizona $60,620 Ohio $60,576 Georgia $60,004 Indiana $59,718 Wyoming $59,662 Utah $59,574

Iowa $59,537 Kansas $59,239 Louisiana $59,151 North Carolina $59,120 Missouri $59,108 Florida $58,865 Montana $58,735 Nebraska $58,610

Kentucky $58,542 South Carolina $58,293 Tennessee $58,137 Idaho $58,075 New Mexico $57,621 Oklahoma $57,521 Alabama $57,154 South Dakota $56,539

Arkansas $56,203 West Virginia $56,022 Mississippi $55,481

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Sheet Metal Installer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $57,128
Aurora: $57,431
Baltic: $56,814

Alcester, SD $57,128

Aurora, SD $57,431

Baltic, SD $56,814

Beresford, SD $56,981

Brandon, SD $56,697

Brookings, SD $57,537

Burbank, SD $56,924

Canistota, SD $57,009

Canton, SD $56,847

Centerville, SD $56,985

Chancellor, SD $56,840

Chester, SD $56,981

Colman, SD $57,167

Colton, SD $56,929

Crooks, SD $56,782

Davis, SD $56,916

Dell Rapids, SD $56,918

Egan, SD $57,070

Elk Point, SD $56,744

Elkton, SD $57,467

Fairview, SD $56,930

Flandreau, SD $57,256

Freeman, SD $57,194

Garretson, SD $56,824

Gayville, SD $57,289

Harrisburg, SD $56,733

Hartford, SD $56,820

Hudson, SD $56,976

Humboldt, SD $56,901

Hurley, SD $56,987

Irene, SD $57,147

Jefferson, SD $56,532

Lennox, SD $56,841

Lesterville, SD $57,247

Lyons, SD $56,835

Madison, SD $57,279

Marion, SD $57,026

Menno, SD $57,217

Mission Hill, SD $57,260

Monroe, SD $56,964

Belle Fourche, SD $57,184

Black Hawk, SD $55,435

Box Elder, SD $55,506

Buffalo, SD $57,080

Buffalo Gap, SD $56,631

Camp Crook, SD $57,135

Caputa, SD $55,775

Custer, SD $56,510

Deadwood, SD $56,162

Edgemont, SD $57,052

Enning, SD $56,606

Fairburn, SD $55,987

Fort Meade, SD $55,982

Hermosa, SD $55,763

Hill City, SD $56,141

Hot Springs, SD $57,008

Howes, SD $56,732

Interior, SD $56,823

Keystone, SD $55,708

Kyle, SD $56,944

Lead, SD $56,676

Ludlow, SD $57,305

Manderson, SD $57,036

Mud Butte, SD $56,767

Nemo, SD $55,786

Newell, SD $56,877

New Underwood, SD $55,777

Nisland, SD $57,003

Oelrichs, SD $56,891

Oglala, SD $56,990

Oral, SD $56,838

Owanka, SD $56,051

Piedmont, SD $55,476

Pine Ridge, SD $57,096

Porcupine, SD $56,924

Pringle, SD $56,685

Quinn, SD $56,741

Redig, SD $56,674

Saint Onge, SD $56,835

Scenic, SD $56,432

Smithwick, SD $56,910

Spearfish, SD $57,091

Sturgis, SD $55,804

Union Center, SD $56,644

Vale, SD $56,466

Wall, SD $56,659

Wasta, SD $56,372

White Owl, SD $56,758

Whitewood, SD $56,595

Wounded Knee, SD $57,039

Leola, SD $57,377

Long Lake, SD $57,465

Mansfield, SD $57,344

Mellette, SD $57,397

Northville, SD $57,335

Onaka, SD $57,113

Orient, SD $57,199

Pierpont, SD $57,393

Redfield, SD $57,486

Rockham, SD $57,267

Roscoe, SD $57,166

Selby, SD $57,067

Seneca, SD $57,077

Stratford, SD $57,400

Tolstoy, SD $57,080

Tulare, SD $57,406

Turton, SD $57,410

Warner, SD $57,467

Westport, SD $57,388

Pierre, SD $52,414

Agar, SD $53,778

Belvidere, SD $56,739

Blunt, SD $52,414

Burke, SD $57,184

Colome, SD $57,114

Dallas, SD $57,097

Draper, SD $55,334

Fort Pierre, SD $52,568

Gregory, SD $57,158

Hamill, SD $57,016

Harrold, SD $52,720

Hayes, SD $56,155

Herrick, SD $57,151

Holabird, SD $53,909

Ideal, SD $57,001

Kadoka, SD $56,805

Kennebec, SD $56,168

Long Valley, SD $56,802

Lower Brule, SD $56,094

Martin, SD $56,939

Midland, SD $56,618

Milesville, SD $56,655

Mission, SD $57,061

Murdo, SD $56,268

Norris, SD $56,891

Okaton, SD $56,747

Okreek, SD $57,029

Onida, SD $52,928

Parmelee, SD $56,993

Philip, SD $56,738

Presho, SD $55,748

Reliance, SD $57,048

Rosebud, SD $57,123

Saint Charles, SD $57,214

Saint Francis, SD $57,014

Tuthill, SD $56,871

Vivian, SD $55,506

Wanblee, SD $56,909

White River, SD $56,883

Winner, SD $57,061

Witten, SD $56,959

Wood, SD $56,876

Mobridge, SD $57,079

Bison, SD $56,936

Bullhead, SD $57,372

Cherry Creek, SD $56,789

Dupree, SD $56,801

Eagle Butte, SD $56,860

Faith, SD $56,784

Glencross, SD $56,832

Glenham, SD $57,099

Herreid, SD $57,317

Isabel, SD $56,821

Keldron, SD $57,095

Lantry, SD $56,887

Lemmon, SD $57,309

Little Eagle, SD $57,363

Lodgepole, SD $57,154

Mc Intosh, SD $57,181

Mc Laughlin, SD $57,131

Meadow, SD $56,805

Morristown, SD $57,240

Mound City, SD $57,215

Pollock, SD $57,430

Prairie City, SD $57,010

Ralph, SD $57,196

Reva, SD $57,013

Ridgeview, SD $56,888

Timber Lake, SD $56,917

Trail City, SD $56,899

Wakpala, SD $57,132

Walker, SD $57,223

Watauga, SD $57,093

Whitehorse, SD $56,949

Rapid City, SD $55,425

Ellsworth Afb, SD $55,425

Allen, SD $56,939

Batesland, SD $56,962

Montrose, SD $57,009

North Sioux City, SD $56,443

Nunda, SD $57,251

Oldham, SD $57,378

Olivet, SD $57,243

Parker, SD $56,933

Ramona, SD $57,276

Renner, SD $56,747

Rowena, SD $56,708

Rutland, SD $57,201

Salem, SD $57,205

Scotland, SD $57,333

Sinai, SD $57,559

Springfield, SD $57,401

Tabor, SD $57,363

Tea, SD $56,778

Trent, SD $56,994

Tyndall, SD $57,347

Utica, SD $57,248

Valley Springs, SD $56,743

Vermillion, SD $57,261

Viborg, SD $57,132

Volga, SD $57,425

Volin, SD $57,196

Wakonda, SD $57,137

Wentworth, SD $57,181

Winfred, SD $57,209

Worthing, SD $56,832

Yankton, SD $57,480

Sioux Falls, SD $56,694

Vienna, SD $57,528

Wallace, SD $57,493

Waubay, SD $57,467

Webster, SD $57,480

White, SD $57,569

Willow Lake, SD $57,593

Wilmot, SD $57,523

Mitchell, SD $57,532

Alexandria, SD $57,321

Alpena, SD $57,418

Armour, SD $57,299

Artesian, SD $57,409

Avon, SD $57,315

Bonesteel, SD $57,204

Bridgewater, SD $57,167

Canova, SD $57,244

Carpenter, SD $57,551

Carthage, SD $57,422

Cavour, SD $57,498

Chamberlain, SD $57,238

Corsica, SD $57,310

Dante, SD $57,281

Delmont, SD $57,284

Dimock, SD $57,347

Emery, SD $57,261

Ethan, SD $57,378

Fairfax, SD $57,214

Fedora, SD $57,359

Fort Thompson, SD $56,567

Fulton, SD $57,367

Gann Valley, SD $57,120

Geddes, SD $57,227

Harrison, SD $57,270

Highmore, SD $56,168

Stephan, SD $56,417

Hitchcock, SD $57,452

Howard, SD $57,388

Huron, SD $57,648

Iroquois, SD $57,511

Kaylor, SD $57,410

Kimball, SD $57,236

Lake Andes, SD $57,319

Lane, SD $57,538

Letcher, SD $57,383

Marty, SD $57,503

Miller, SD $57,289

Mount Vernon, SD $57,345

New Holland, SD $57,431

Oacoma, SD $57,187

Parkston, SD $57,370

Pickstown, SD $57,407

Plankinton, SD $57,336

Platte, SD $57,238

Pukwana, SD $57,198

Ree Heights, SD $56,912

Saint Lawrence, SD $57,292

Spencer, SD $57,237

Stickney, SD $57,299

Tripp, SD $57,315

Virgil, SD $57,369

Wagner, SD $57,326

Wessington, SD $57,326

Wessington Springs, SD $57,317

White Lake, SD $57,261

Wolsey, SD $57,439

Woonsocket, SD $57,413

Yale, SD $57,545

Aberdeen, SD $57,550

Akaska, SD $57,036

Amherst, SD $57,462

Andover, SD $57,379

Ashton, SD $57,368

Barnard, SD $57,447

Bath, SD $57,429

Bowdle, SD $57,144

Brentford, SD $57,472

Britton, SD $57,624

Claremont, SD $57,413

Columbia, SD $57,344

Conde, SD $57,406

Cresbard, SD $57,264

Doland, SD $57,528

Eureka, SD $57,346

Faulkton, SD $57,259

Ferney, SD $57,615

Frankfort, SD $57,525

Frederick, SD $57,462

Gettysburg, SD $56,721

Groton, SD $57,436

Hecla, SD $57,545

Hosmer, SD $57,255

Houghton, SD $57,301

Hoven, SD $57,098

Ipswich, SD $57,314

Java, SD $57,062

Langford, SD $57,385

Lebanon, SD $56,817

Watertown, SD $57,648

Arlington, SD $57,495

Astoria, SD $57,586

Badger, SD $57,596

Big Stone City, SD $57,679

Bradley, SD $57,475

Brandt, SD $57,548

Bristol, SD $57,429

Bruce, SD $57,485

Bryant, SD $57,568

Castlewood, SD $57,532

Claire City, SD $57,619

Clark, SD $57,574

Clear Lake, SD $57,553

Corona, SD $57,620

De Smet, SD $57,545

Eden, SD $57,442

Erwin, SD $57,508

Estelline, SD $57,523

Florence, SD $57,504

Garden City, SD $57,514

Gary, SD $57,589

Goodwin, SD $57,480

Grenville, SD $57,428

Hayti, SD $57,554

Hazel, SD $57,528

Henry, SD $57,529

Kranzburg, SD $57,743

Labolt, SD $57,485

Lake City, SD $57,538

Lake Norden, SD $57,581

Lake Preston, SD $57,526

Marvin, SD $57,424

Milbank, SD $57,670

New Effington, SD $57,742

Ortley, SD $57,436

Peever, SD $57,513

Raymond, SD $57,542

Revillo, SD $57,520

Rosholt, SD $57,728

Roslyn, SD $57,416

Sisseton, SD $57,548

South Shore, SD $57,441

Stockholm, SD $57,442

Strandburg, SD $57,436

Summit, SD $57,439

Toronto, SD $57,525

Twin Brooks, SD $57,420

Veblen, SD $57,648

Architectural Sheet Metal Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural Sheet Metal Installer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$51,510

Average $56,539/year

$61,418

$4,292

Average $4,712/month

$5,118

$991

Average $1,087/week

$1,181

$25

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,418	$5,118	$1,181	$30
Average	$56,539	$4,712	$1,087	$27
25th Percentile	$51,510	$4,292	$991	$25

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