Ironworker pay
Structural steel and rebar — bridges, towers, frames.
National baseline
Public data$27.50/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$26/hr
Austin
$27/hr
Baltimore
$29/hr
Birmingham
$24/hr
Boston
$31/hr
Buffalo
$26/hr
Charlotte
$26/hr
Chicago
$29/hr
Cincinnati
$26/hr
Cleveland
$26/hr
Columbus
$26/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$27/hr
Denver
$28/hr
Detroit
$28/hr
Grand Rapids
$26/hr
Hartford
$30/hr
Houston
$27/hr
Indianapolis
$26/hr
Jacksonville
$25/hr
Kansas City
$26/hr
Las Vegas
$26/hr
Los Angeles
$31/hr
Louisville
$25/hr
Memphis
$24/hr
Miami
$25/hr
Milwaukee
$27/hr
Minneapolis
$29/hr
Nashville
$26/hr
New Orleans
$25/hr
New York City
$32/hr
Oklahoma City
$25/hr
Orlando
$24/hr
Philadelphia
$28/hr
Phoenix
$26/hr
Pittsburgh
$27/hr
Portland
$29/hr
Providence
$28/hr
Raleigh
$26/hr
Richmond
$26/hr
Rochester
$27/hr
Sacramento
$30/hr
Salt Lake City
$26/hr
San Antonio
$25/hr
San Diego
$30/hr
San Francisco
$35/hr
San Jose
$36/hr
Seattle
$32/hr
St. Louis
$26/hr
Tampa
$25/hr
Virginia Beach
$26/hr