What's included
- 10 core trades: national 10th-90th percentile wage distributions
- The 10 highest-paying states plus sample metros per trade
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 (released April 2026) — every figure cited
- 12-page, board-ready PDF report
Reports
Skilled Trades Compensation Guide 2026
A 12-page wage-intelligence guide for the ten core skilled trades — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, welding, carpentry, masonry, pipefitting, sheet metal, ironworking, and heavy-equipment operation. For each trade you get the full national wage distribution (10th through 90th percentiles), the ten highest-paying states by median wage, and a sample of major metros — every figure a real, published estimate from the BLS OEWS, May 2025 (released April 2026), with its SOC code cited. Use it to anchor a pay range, sanity-check an offer, or cite a number in a board deck without opening a spreadsheet. Nothing is estimated.
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What's included
- 10 core trades: national 10th-90th percentile wage distributions
- The 10 highest-paying states plus sample metros per trade
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 (released April 2026) — every figure cited
- 12-page, board-ready PDF report
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