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
Oglala Lakota SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Oglala Lakota SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Pennington SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Pennington SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Perkins SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Perkins SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Potter SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Potter SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Roberts SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Roberts SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Sanborn SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Sanborn SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Spink SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Spink SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Stanley SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Stanley SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Sully SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Sully SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Todd SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Todd SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Tripp SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Tripp SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Turner SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Turner SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Union SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Union SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Walworth SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Walworth SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Yankton SD heavy $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Yankton SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Ziebach SD highway $28.97 $0.00 $28.97 WD →
Ziebach 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 →