IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTALs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,057 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL is $44.56/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $15.59 and $65.77/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $104.07/hr; the lowest is Alabama at $10.55/hr.
Bottom 10%
$15.59
Median
$44.56
Average
$42.58
Top 10%
$65.77
Range: $10.46 – $115.77/hr across 20 states. 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 47-2221 — Structural Iron and Steel Workers.
Davis-Bacon median
$44.56/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+47.8%
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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.55/hr
Avg total: $10.55/hr
56 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $39.21/hr
Avg total: $51.71/hr
17 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $22.25/hr
Avg total: $31.00/hr
77 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $32.00/hr
Avg total: $47.05/hr
74 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $59.26/hr
Avg total: $104.07/hr
34 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $36.00/hr
Avg total: $70.25/hr
2 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $36.69/hr
Avg total: $62.75/hr
122 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $57.57/hr
Avg total: $95.24/hr
2 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $23.94/hr
Avg total: $33.26/hr
68 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $18.48/hr
Avg total: $26.41/hr
52 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $15.71/hr
Avg total: $15.71/hr
92 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $28.05/hr
Avg total: $46.16/hr
14 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $50.70/hr
Avg total: $85.85/hr
4 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $42.24/hr
Avg total: $93.67/hr
58 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $36.39/hr
Avg total: $60.03/hr
50 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.45/hr
Avg total: $64.65/hr
34 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $33.73/hr
Avg total: $51.46/hr
42 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $28.28/hr
Avg total: $36.42/hr
64 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $15.73/hr
Avg total: $15.90/hr
157 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $35.50/hr
Avg total: $64.61/hr
38 rates
All Rates
1,057 county-level rates for IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $10.46 | $0.00 | $10.46 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Park | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | building | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | WD → |
| Alachua | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Baker | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Bay | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | residential | $12.60 | $0.00 | $12.60 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | residential | $12.60 | $0.00 | $12.60 | WD → |
| Broward | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Charlotte | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Charlotte | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Charlotte | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Citrus | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Clay | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Duval | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Escambia | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Flagler | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Gadsden | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Gilchrist | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Gulf | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |
| Highlands | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Hillsborough | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Hillsborough | FL | residential | $15.25 | $0.00 | $15.25 | WD → |