How much does a Lead Fabricator make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Fabricator in the United States is $72,233 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.
However, a Lead Fabricator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,922
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,341 to $79,922
Key Factors That Influence Lead Fabricator Salaries
A Lead Fabricator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Lead Fabricator 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 Lead Fabricators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $79,977.
California: $79,673.
Massachusetts: $78,612.
District of Columbia$79,977
California$79,673
Massachusetts$78,612
Washington$78,323
New Jersey$78,294
Alaska$78,193
Connecticut$77,196
New York$76,791
Hawaii$75,498
Rhode Island$74,892
Maryland$74,480
Minnesota$73,916
Colorado$73,700
Illinois$73,628
Oregon$73,353
Delaware$73,151
New Hampshire$73,024
Virginia$72,739
Pennsylvania$71,908
Nevada$71,489
North Dakota$71,352
Michigan$71,135
Wisconsin$71,056
Vermont$70,897
Texas$70,456
Maine$70,428
Arizona$70,384
Ohio$70,334
Georgia$69,669
Indiana$69,337
Wyoming$69,272
Utah$69,171
Iowa$69,127
Kansas$68,781
Louisiana$68,680
North Carolina$68,643
Missouri$68,629
Florida$68,347
Montana$68,196
Nebraska$68,051
Kentucky$67,972
South Carolina$67,683
Tennessee$67,502
Idaho$67,430
New Mexico$66,903
Oklahoma$66,787
Alabama$66,361
South Dakota$65,646
Arkansas$65,256
West Virginia$65,046
Mississippi$64,418
Top Paying Cities for Lead Fabricators
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:
San Jose: $91,108
San Francisco: $90,110
Oakland: $88,211
San Jose, CA$91,108
San Francisco, CA$90,110
Oakland, CA$88,211
New York, NY$83,169
Paramus, NJ$82,158
Queens Village, NY$82,154
Passaic, NJ$82,085
Bergenfield, NJ$82,079
Stamford, CT$81,920
Huntington, NY$81,890
Newark, NJ$81,356
Bridgeport, CT$81,204
Vallejo, CA$81,060
New Brunswick, NJ$81,031
Petaluma, CA$80,988
Middlesex, NJ$80,851
Somerset, NJ$80,800
Santa Cruz, CA$80,706
Boston, MA$80,266
Monterey, CA$80,012
Seattle, WA$79,847
Santa Rosa, CA$79,832
Los Angeles, CA$79,811
Juneau, AK$79,623
Washington, DC$79,543
Orange, CA$79,286
Santa Ana, CA$79,096
Long Beach, CA$79,023
Anaheim, CA$79,009
Anchorage, AK$78,973
Santa Maria, CA$78,756
Everett, WA$78,742
Danbury, CT$78,487
Bremerton, WA$78,388
Tacoma, WA$78,128
New Suffolk, NY$78,126
Sacramento, CA$78,106
Santa Barbara, CA$78,027
Trenton, NJ$77,947
San Diego, CA$77,947
Brockton, MA$77,868
Fairbanks, AK$77,691
Lompoc, CA$77,506
Lowell, MA$77,448
Ventura, CA$77,434
Nashua, NH$77,420
Stockton, CA$77,413
Modesto, CA$76,885
Poughkeepsie, NY$76,726
Olympia, WA$76,589
Kennewick, WA$76,589
New Haven, CT$76,560
Lawrence, MA$76,300
Hartford, CT$76,228
Riverside, CA$76,213
New Bedford, MA$76,141
Richland, WA$76,141
Bakersfield, CA$76,040
San Bernardino, CA$76,011
New Britain, CT$76,004
Atlantic City, NJ$76,004
New London, CT$75,975
Norwich, CT$75,953
Portsmouth, NH$75,939
Boulder, CO$75,786
Portland, OR$75,686
Worcester, MA$75,679
Minneapolis, MN$75,455
Philadelphia, PA$75,354
Honolulu, HI$75,116
Saint Paul, MN$75,081
Vineland, NJ$75,065
Providence, RI$74,855
Chicago, IL$74,646
Bellingham, WA$74,559
Springfield, MA$74,502
Baltimore, MD$74,480
Chico, CA$74,299
Pittsfield, MA$74,104
Manchester, NH$73,967
Spokane, WA$73,649
Denver, CO$73,642
Albany, NY$73,302
Troy, NY$73,274
Nassau, NY$73,196
Schenectady, NY$73,122
Wilmington, DE$73,064
Burlington, VT$72,963
Salem, OR$72,934
Portland, ME$72,710
Yakima, WA$72,638
Rochester, MN$72,414
Reno, NV$72,378
Fresno, CA$72,378
Milwaukee, WI$72,313
Detroit, MI$72,241
Ann Arbor, MI$72,228
Allentown, PA$72,219
Colorado Springs, CO$72,096
Syracuse, NY$72,060
Carson City, NV$72,060
Houston, TX$71,959
Eugene, OR$71,923
Gary, IN$71,836
Springfield, OR$71,778
Bismarck, ND$71,764
Galveston, TX$71,713
Medford, OR$71,605
Fort Collins, CO$71,576
Concord, NH$71,540
Austin, TX$71,518
Mesa, AZ$71,367
Reading, PA$71,359
Phoenix, AZ$71,352
Dallas, TX$71,330
Saint Cloud, MN$71,261
Madison, WI$71,164
Utica, NY$70,969
Rochester, NY$70,854
Des Moines, IA$70,847
Raleigh, NC$70,839
Atlanta, GA$70,731
Battle Creek, MI$70,709
Salt Lake City, UT$70,688
Lancaster, PA$70,579
Harrisburg, PA$70,478
Kansas City, MO$70,406
Champaign, IL$70,391
Kansas City, KS$70,391
Fort Worth, TX$70,384
Columbus, OH$70,372
Boca Raton, FL$70,355
Pittsburgh, PA$70,326
Richmond, VA$70,298
Indianapolis, IN$70,283
Cleveland, OH$70,276
Las Vegas, NV$70,189
Cincinnati, OH$70,189
Petersburg, VA$70,081
Huntsville, AL$69,972
Lansing, MI$69,924
Lebanon, PA$69,915
Pueblo, CO$69,907
Appleton, WI$69,886
Buffalo, NY$69,857
Dayton, OH$69,835
Racine, WI$69,821
Charlotte, NC$69,814
Saint Louis, MO$69,792
York, PA$69,749
Elkhart, IN$69,749
Gastonia, NC$69,735
Billings, MT$69,718
Beaumont, TX$69,698
Lorain, OH$69,684
Benton Harbor, MI$69,669
Toledo, OH$69,655
Binghamton, NY$69,619
Rock Hill, SC$69,611
Rockford, IL$69,575
Springfield, IL$69,546
Elyria, OH$69,539
Fargo, ND$69,539
Flagstaff, AZ$69,489
Fort Lauderdale, FL$69,445
Duluth, MN$69,402
Miami, FL$69,402
Cheyenne, WY$69,351
Grand Forks, ND$69,351
Bangor, ME$69,192
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,113
Durham, NC$69,083
Louisville, KY$69,077
Grand Rapids, MI$69,062
Hialeah, FL$69,055
Casper, WY$68,954
Scranton, PA$68,867
New Orleans, LA$68,846
Virginia Beach, VA$68,838
Akron, OH$68,802
Peoria, IL$68,708
Sarasota, FL$68,694
Nashville, TN$68,643
Omaha, NE$68,643
Green Bay, WI$68,643
Baton Rouge, LA$68,607
Charleston, SC$68,593
Jamestown, NY$68,557
Davenport, IA$68,557
Tucson, AZ$68,521
Saint Petersburg, FL$68,477
Tampa, FL$68,463
Evansville, IN$68,419
Port Arthur, TX$68,419
Bradenton, FL$68,391
Santa Fe, NM$68,261
Orlando, FL$68,131
Clearwater, FL$68,109
Canton, OH$67,957
La Crosse, WI$67,957
Albuquerque, NM$67,914
Newport News, VA$67,907
High Point, NC$67,885
Ogden, UT$67,856
Corpus Christi, TX$67,798
Norfolk, VA$67,755
Laramie, WY$67,755
Rock Island, IL$67,712
Saginaw, MI$67,697
Jacksonville, FL$67,690
Salisbury, NC$67,675
Boise, ID$67,661
Moline, IL$67,625
Fort Myers, FL$67,603
Memphis, TN$67,589
Tulsa, OK$67,553
Waterloo, IA$67,509
Spartanburg, SC$67,437
Lincoln, NE$67,401
Fort Wayne, IN$67,387
Provo, UT$67,379
Cedar Falls, IA$67,293
San Antonio, TX$67,264
Greensboro, NC$67,235
South Bend, IN$67,228
Savannah, GA$67,148
Muskegon, MI$67,119
Birmingham, AL$67,112
Winston Salem, NC$67,077
Lake Charles, LA$66,903
Anderson, IN$66,888
Lexington, KY$66,866
Augusta, GA$66,845
Greenville, SC$66,845
Lima, OH$66,787
Wichita, KS$66,780
Tuscaloosa, AL$66,780
Columbia, SC$66,715
Springfield, OH$66,700
Asheville, NC$66,585
Bloomington, IN$66,534
Knoxville, TN$66,274
Shreveport, LA$66,267
Wilmington, NC$66,173
Roanoke, VA$66,173
Topeka, KS$66,043
Frankfort, KY$66,035
Oklahoma City, OK$65,985
Chillicothe, OH$65,956
Longview, TX$65,949
Melbourne, FL$65,942
Sioux Falls, SD$65,826
Mobile, AL$65,819
Terre Haute, IN$65,790
Altoona, PA$65,747
Amarillo, TX$65,696
Killeen, TX$65,675
Fayetteville, AR$65,617
Chattanooga, TN$65,595
Sioux City, IA$65,530
Idaho Falls, ID$65,516
Lynchburg, VA$65,458
Gainesville, FL$65,364
Portsmouth, OH$65,328
Little Rock, AR$65,313
Lafayette, LA$65,285
Youngstown, OH$65,285
Daytona Beach, FL$65,241
Clarksville, TN$65,234
Pensacola, FL$65,227
Temple, TX$65,222
Hopkinsville, KY$65,010
Erie, PA$64,996
Florence, SC$64,967
Charleston, WV$64,851
Great Falls, MT$64,815
Macon, GA$64,714
Tallahassee, FL$64,707
Fayetteville, NC$64,692
Waco, TX$64,678
Helena, MT$64,627
Pine Bluff, AR$64,600
Vincennes, IN$64,512
Lubbock, TX$64,483
Alamogordo, NM$64,439
Twin Falls, ID$64,374
Rapid City, SD$64,353
Jackson, MS$64,223
Huntington, WV$64,218
Greenville, MS$64,215
Parkersburg, WV$64,142
Montgomery, AL$64,129
Wichita Falls, TX$64,057
Springfield, MO$64,057
Biloxi, MS$64,020
Monroe, LA$63,948
Johnstown, PA$63,898
Sumter, SC$63,869
Columbus, GA$63,862
Pascagoula, MS$63,724
Abilene, TX$63,724
Kingsport, TN$63,536
Albany, GA$63,536
Gulfport, MS$63,515
Alexandria, LA$63,276
Fort Smith, AR$63,096
El Paso, TX$62,901
Las Cruces, NM$62,576
Harlingen, TX$62,392
Pocatello, ID$62,381
Florence, AL$62,287
Brownsville, TX$62,272
Mcallen, TX$62,121
Dothan, AL$62,020
Columbus, MS$61,591
Altus, OK$61,254
Lawton, OK$61,117
Pierre, SD$60,857
Lead Fabricator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Lead Fabricator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average.
In contrast, Lead Fabricator positions in Transportation or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Lead Fabricator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Lead Fabricator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$79,457
$38.0
10%
Business Services
$79,457
$38.0
10%
Construction
$79,457
$38.0
10%
Energy & Utilities
$79,457
$38.0
10%
Healthcare
$79,457
$38.0
10%
Lead Fabricator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Lead Fabricator'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$65,341
Average$72,233/year
$79,922
$5,445
Average$6,019/month
$6,660
$1,257
Average$1,389/week
$1,537
$31
Average$35/hour
$38
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$79,922
$6,660
$1,537
$38
Average
$72,233
$6,019
$1,389
$35
25th Percentile
$65,341
$5,445
$1,257
$31
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Fabricator$67,563
Exhibit Fabricator$59,864
Composite Fabricator$58,614
Welding Fabricator$55,535
Rebar Fabricator$46,328
Countertop Fabricator$44,682
Metal Fabricator$40,939
Glass Fabricator$38,462
Window Fabricator$37,793
Stone Fabricator$37,460
Granite Fabricator$36,710
Salary Trends for Lead Fabricator
Salaries for a Lead Fabricator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $65,139 in 2023
to around $64,372 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Lead Fabricator salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Lead Fabricator
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Lead Fabricator
Here are companies hiring for Lead Fabricator and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Lead Fabricator
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Lead Fabricator?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Lead Fabricator roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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