IRONWORKER, REINFORCING — Prevailing Wage Rates

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

Quick Answer

Across 4,484 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER, REINFORCING is $24.03/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.09 and $64.27/hr. The highest state average is Nevada at $77.57/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $14.36/hr.

Bottom 10%
$14.09
Median
$24.03
Average
$34.33
Top 10%
$64.27

Range: $7.25 – $101.80/hr across 39 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
$24.03/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-20.3%
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

Alabama AL
Avg base: $20.07/hr
Avg total: $23.23/hr
192 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $14.89/hr
Avg total: $14.89/hr
190 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $22.04/hr
Avg total: $22.04/hr
6 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $18.15/hr
Avg total: $23.80/hr
80 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $36.19/hr
Avg total: $64.79/hr
4 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $31.88/hr
Avg total: $55.66/hr
6 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $51.65/hr
Avg total: $51.65/hr
6 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $23.84/hr
Avg total: $33.65/hr
112 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $19.57/hr
Avg total: $23.11/hr
403 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $15.97/hr
Avg total: $16.02/hr
12 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $24.43/hr
Avg total: $40.67/hr
114 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $27.12/hr
Avg total: $43.74/hr
48 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $36.17/hr
Avg total: $61.97/hr
17 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $26.37/hr
Avg total: $43.42/hr
376 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $34.38/hr
Avg total: $58.06/hr
128 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $19.49/hr
Avg total: $21.95/hr
158 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $46.83/hr
Avg total: $69.33/hr
24 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $29.69/hr
Avg total: $51.16/hr
72 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $21.14/hr
Avg total: $26.40/hr
40 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $36.55/hr
Avg total: $69.28/hr
48 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $21.01/hr
Avg total: $30.44/hr
20 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $18.52/hr
Avg total: $20.10/hr
360 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $36.83/hr
Avg total: $62.13/hr
36 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $36.70/hr
Avg total: $60.81/hr
156 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $18.47/hr
Avg total: $19.24/hr
190 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $25.42/hr
Avg total: $33.20/hr
36 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $22.10/hr
Avg total: $28.41/hr
182 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $46.64/hr
Avg total: $77.57/hr
82 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $31.97/hr
Avg total: $62.40/hr
106 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $36.80/hr
Avg total: $60.21/hr
264 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $14.36/hr
Avg total: $14.36/hr
94 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.05/hr
Avg total: $61.04/hr
23 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $15.39/hr
Avg total: $15.39/hr
92 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $34.53/hr
Avg total: $51.93/hr
84 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $14.37/hr
Avg total: $15.44/hr
193 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $19.00/hr
Avg total: $23.60/hr
58 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $24.36/hr
Avg total: $26.61/hr
394 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $29.07/hr
Avg total: $46.18/hr
58 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $35.47/hr
Avg total: $60.50/hr
20 rates

All Rates

4,484 county-level rates for IRONWORKER, REINFORCING, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Atkinson GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Atkinson GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Atkinson GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Atkinson GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Bacon GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Bacon GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Bacon GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Bacon GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Baker GA highway $18.46 $0.00 $18.46 WD →
Baker GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Baker GA highway $18.46 $0.00 $18.46 WD →
Baldwin GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Baldwin GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Baldwin GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Baldwin GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Banks GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Banks GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Banks GA highway $14.63 $0.00 $14.63 WD →
Barrow GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Bartow GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Ben Hill GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Ben Hill GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Ben Hill GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Ben Hill GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Berrien GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Berrien GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Berrien GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Berrien GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Bibb GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Bleckley GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Bleckley GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Bleckley GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Bleckley GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Brantley GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Brooks GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Bryan GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Bulloch GA highway $15.38 $0.00 $15.38 WD →
Bulloch GA highway $15.38 $0.00 $15.38 WD →
Bulloch GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Bulloch GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Burke GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Butts GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Calhoun GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Calhoun GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Calhoun GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Calhoun GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Camden GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Camden GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Camden GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Camden GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Candler GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Candler GA highway $15.38 $0.00 $15.38 WD →
Candler GA highway $15.38 $0.00 $15.38 WD →
Candler GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Carroll GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Catoosa GA building $31.00 $18.87 $49.87 WD →
Catoosa GA building $31.00 $18.87 $49.87 WD →
Charlton GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Charlton GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Charlton GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Charlton GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Chatham GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Chattahoochee GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Chattooga GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Chattooga GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Chattooga GA highway $14.63 $0.00 $14.63 WD →
Cherokee GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Clarke GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Clay GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Clay GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Clay GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Clay GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Clayton GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Clinch GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Clinch GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Clinch GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Clinch GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Cobb GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Coffee GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Coffee GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Coffee GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Coffee GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Colquitt GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Colquitt GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Colquitt GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Colquitt GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Columbia GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Cook GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Cook GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Cook GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Cook GA highway $15.87 $0.00 $15.87 WD →
Coweta GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Crawford GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Crisp GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Crisp GA highway $15.31 $0.00 $15.31 WD →
Crisp GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Crisp GA building $17.72 $0.00 $17.72 WD →
Dade GA building $31.00 $18.87 $49.87 WD →
Dade GA building $31.00 $18.87 $49.87 WD →
Dawson GA building $31.31 $17.68 $48.99 WD →
Top-paying counties for IRONWORKER, REINFORCING →