Fiberglass & Gelcoat Repair Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-2051 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Bellingham, WA	$73,920	30	3.24	1.28
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,130	150	0.15	0.98
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$59,400	50	0.45	0.71
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$59,110	770	3.54	0.81
St. Louis, MO-IL	$58,230	90	0.62	1.16
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$56,850	70	12.63	0.95
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$56,440	140	8.18	1.19
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$55,990	100	0.37	0.84
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$54,850	40	0.35	0.92
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$54,080	560	1.86	1.00
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,080	50	0.33	0.87
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,710	120	3.88	0.89
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$50,520	70	0.59	0.83
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,820	280	0.67	0.97
Jacksonville, FL	$49,720	190	2.35	1.02
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$49,650	170	4.83	1.05
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$49,270	180	4.43	1.00
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$49,260	220	2.94	0.92
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,130	130	1.1	0.98
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$48,550	50	2.02	0.99
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,960	1,050	78.83	1.00
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,450	340	0.52	0.85
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,240	300	16.83	1.02
Yakima, WA	$47,220	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.99
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,910	420	2.86	1.01
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$46,200	430	1.47	0.95
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,760	140	0.8	0.95
Knoxville, TN	$45,690	80	1.83	0.97
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$45,640	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.83
Columbia, SC	$44,950	170	4.15	0.97
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$44,520	130	7.86	1.02
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$44,270	140	2.21	0.93
Green Bay, WI	$43,940	110	5.93	0.88
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,490	80	3.33	0.91
Mobile, AL	$41,600	40	2.03	0.89
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$40,750	450	3.02	0.83
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$39,450	70	6.39	0.83
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$39,290	30	2.55	0.87
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,530	70	0.51	0.77
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,520	70	0.56	0.83
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,420	100	2.77	0.84
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$37,800	60	1.49	0.81
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$37,410	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.63
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,630	100	3.26	0.78

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Bellingham, WA	1.28	$73,920	3.24
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.19	$56,440	8.18
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.16	$58,230	0.62
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.05	$49,650	4.83
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.02	$44,520	7.86
Jacksonville, FL	1.02	$49,720	2.35
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.02	$47,240	16.83
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.01	$46,910	2.86
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.00	$49,270	4.43
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.00	$47,960	78.83
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.00	$54,080	1.86
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.99	$48,550	2.02
Yakima, WA	0.99	$47,220	Not published by BLS
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.98	$49,130	1.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.98	$60,130	0.15
Knoxville, TN	0.97	$45,690	1.83
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.97	$49,820	0.67
Columbia, SC	0.97	$44,950	4.15
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.95	$56,850	12.63
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.95	$46,200	1.47
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.95	$45,760	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.93	$44,270	2.21
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.92	$54,850	0.35
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.92	$49,260	2.94
Fort Wayne, IN	0.91	$43,490	3.33
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.89	$50,710	3.88
Mobile, AL	0.89	$41,600	2.03
Green Bay, WI	0.88	$43,940	5.93
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.87	$51,080	0.33
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.87	$39,290	2.55
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.85	$47,450	0.52
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.84	$55,990	0.37
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.84	$38,420	2.77
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.83	$45,640	Not published by BLS
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.83	$40,750	3.02
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.83	$50,520	0.59
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.83	$39,450	6.39
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.83	$38,520	0.56
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.81	$59,110	3.54
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.81	$37,800	1.49
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.78	$36,630	3.26
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.77	$38,530	0.51
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.71	$59,400	0.45
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.63	$37,410	Not published by BLS

Closest proxy Our title "Fiberglass & Gelcoat Repair Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-2051 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. Closest proxy: Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. This published occupation covers only part of Fiberglass & Gelcoat Repair Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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