diff --git a/t5x/metrics.py b/t5x/metrics.py
index 429adafc6..f2ecd1e3f 100644
--- a/t5x/metrics.py
+++ b/t5x/metrics.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def from_model_output(cls, values: Scalar, **_) -> clu_metrics.Metric:
   def merge(self, other: "Sum") -> "Sum":
     return type(self)(total=self.total + other.total)
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
-    return self.total
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
+    return jnp.array(self.total)
 
 
 @flax.struct.dataclass
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ class Step(clu_metrics.Metric):
   """
   steps: Optional[int] = 1
 
-  def replace_steps(self, steps) -> "Step":
+  def replace_steps(self, steps: int) -> "Step":
     return self.replace(steps=steps)
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
     if self.steps is None:
       raise ValueError(
           "`steps` must be set by calling `replace_steps` before computing metric."
       )
-    return self.steps
+    return jnp.array(self.steps)
 
 
 @flax.struct.dataclass
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def merge(self, other: "AveragePerStep") -> "AveragePerStep":
     return type(self)(
         total=self.total + other.total, steps=self.steps + other.steps)
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
     steps = super().compute()
     if self.total is None:
       raise ValueError("`AveragePerStep` `total` cannot be None.")
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ class Time(clu_metrics.Metric):
   def merge(self, other: "Time") -> "Time":
     return self
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
     if self.duration is None:
       raise ValueError(
           "`Time` `duration` must be set by calling `replace_duration` before computing."
       )
-    return self.duration
+    return jnp.array(self.duration)
 
   def replace_duration(self, duration: Scalar) -> "Time":
     """Replaces duration with the given value.
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def merge(self, other: "TimeRate") -> "TimeRate":
     assert self.duration is None and other.duration is None, assert_msg
     return type(self)(numerator=self.numerator + other.numerator)
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
     duration = super().compute()
     return self.numerator / duration
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def merge(self, other: "StepsPerTime") -> "StepsPerTime":
     assert type(self) is type(other)
     return type(self)(steps=self.steps + other.steps)
 
-  def compute(self) -> Scalar:
+  def compute(self) -> jnp.ndarray:
     steps = Step.compute(self)
     duration = Time.compute(self)
     return steps / duration