IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installer — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 27 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installer is $80.84/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $80.84 and $80.84/hr. The highest state average is Alaska at $80.84/hr; the lowest is Alaska at $80.84/hr.

Bottom 10%
$80.84
Median
$80.84
Average
$80.84
Top 10%
$80.84

Range: $80.84 – $80.84/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
$80.84/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+168.2%
D-B rate exceeds 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

Alaska AK
Avg base: $43.99/hr
Avg total: $80.84/hr
27 rates

All Rates

27 county-level rates for IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installer, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Aleutians West AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Anchorage AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Bethel AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Bristol Bay AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Denali AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Dillingham AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Fairbanks North Star AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Haines AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Juneau AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Kenai Peninsula AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Ketchikan Gateway AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Kodiak Island AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Nome AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
North Slope AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Northwest Artic AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Peninsula & Lake AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Sitka AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Valdez-Cordova AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Wade Hampton AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Wrangell-Petersburg AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Yukon-Koyukuk AK highway $43.99 $36.85 $80.84 WD →
Top-paying counties for IRONWORKER: Guardrail Installer →