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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDuffie | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| McIntosh | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Meriwether | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Monroe | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Morgan | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Murray | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Muscogee | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Newton | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Oconee | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Oglethorpe | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Paulding | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Peach | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Pickens | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Pike | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Pulaski | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Richmond | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Rockdale | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Spalding | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Terrell | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Twiggs | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Walker | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Walton | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Whitfield | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Worth | GA | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Will | IL | residential | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Will | IL | building | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Will | IL | highway | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Will | IL | heavy | $59.26 | $44.81 | $104.07 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | building | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | building | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Adair | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Anderson | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Barren | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Bath | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Bell | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Boyle | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Breathitt | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Carroll | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Casey | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Clay | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Clinton | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Cumberland | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | building | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Estill | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |
| Fleming | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Floyd | KY | building | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | WD → |
| Franklin | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | building | $36.21 | $26.42 | $62.63 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | heavy | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | WD → |