IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, ta — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, tas across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 132 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, ta is $28.97/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $28.97 and $28.97/hr. The highest state average is South Dakota at $28.97/hr; the lowest is South Dakota at $28.97/hr.

Bottom 10%
$28.97
Median
$28.97
Average
$28.97
Top 10%
$28.97

Range: $28.97 – $28.97/hr across 1 state. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.

Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median

Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2221Structural Iron and Steel Workers.

Davis-Bacon median
$28.97/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-3.9%
D-B rate is below market median

Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.

Average Rates by State

South Dakota SD
Avg base: $28.97/hr
Avg total: $28.97/hr
132 rates

All Rates

132 county-level rates for IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, ta, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Aurora SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Aurora SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Beadle SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Beadle SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Bennett SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Bennett SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Bon Homme SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Bon Homme SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brookings SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brookings SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brown SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brown SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brule SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Brule SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Buffalo SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Buffalo SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Butte SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Butte SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Campbell SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Campbell SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Charles Mix SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Charles Mix SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Clark SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Clark SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Clay SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Clay SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Codington SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Codington SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Corson SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Corson SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Custer SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Custer SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Davison SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Davison SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Day SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Day SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Deuel SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Deuel SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Dewey SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Dewey SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Douglas SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Douglas SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Edmunds SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Edmunds SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Fall River SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Fall River SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Faulk SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Faulk SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Grant SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Grant SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Gregory SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Gregory SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Haakon SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Haakon SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hamlin SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hamlin SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hand SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hand SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hanson SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hanson SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Harding SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Harding SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hughes SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hughes SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hutchinson SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hutchinson SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hyde SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Hyde SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jackson SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jackson SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jerauld SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jerauld SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jones SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Jones SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Kingsbury SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Kingsbury SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lake SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lake SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lawrence SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lawrence SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lincoln SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lincoln SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lyman SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Lyman SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Marshall SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Marshall SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
McCook SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
McCook SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
McPherson SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
McPherson SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Meade SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Meade SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Mellette SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Mellette SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Miner SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Miner SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Minnehaha SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Minnehaha SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Moody SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Moody SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Top-paying counties for IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, ta →