IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCINGs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 161 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING is $42.48/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $36.39 and $64.70/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $67.85/hr; the lowest is Texas at $36.47/hr.
Bottom 10%
$36.39
Median
$42.48
Average
$46.11
Top 10%
$64.70
Range: $36.39 – $69.89/hr across 7 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
$42.48/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+40.9%
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
Florida FL
Avg base: $30.11/hr
Avg total: $45.18/hr
35 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $34.75/hr
Avg total: $48.61/hr
23 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $33.65/hr
Avg total: $59.92/hr
1 rate
Michigan MI
Avg base: $35.20/hr
Avg total: $63.89/hr
25 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $32.08/hr
Avg total: $61.14/hr
8 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.42/hr
Avg total: $67.85/hr
2 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $28.28/hr
Avg total: $36.47/hr
67 rates
All Rates
161 county-level rates for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | FL | heavy | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Bradford | FL | building | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | heavy | $31.50 | $16.45 | $47.95 | WD → |
| Calhoun | FL | building | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | residential | $28.84 | $15.72 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Columbia | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Dixie | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Escambia | FL | heavy | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Franklin | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Gadsden | FL | heavy | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Glades | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Hamilton | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Hendry | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Holmes | FL | building | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Indian River | FL | heavy | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Jackson | FL | building | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Jefferson | FL | heavy | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Lafayette | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Lake | FL | heavy | $31.50 | $16.45 | $47.95 | WD → |
| Levy | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Liberty | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Madison | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Marion | FL | heavy | $31.50 | $16.45 | $47.95 | WD → |
| Martin | FL | heavy | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Monroe | FL | building | $28.84 | $15.72 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Okeechobee | FL | building | $28.90 | $15.66 | $44.56 | WD → |
| Osceola | FL | heavy | $31.50 | $16.45 | $47.95 | WD → |
| Putnam | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Santa Rosa | FL | heavy | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Suwannee | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Taylor | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Union | FL | building | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Wakulla | FL | heavy | $29.50 | $12.98 | $42.48 | WD → |
| Washington | FL | building | $32.00 | $18.77 | $50.77 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Livingston | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Terrebonne | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| Webster | LA | heavy | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | WD → |
| York | ME | heavy | $33.65 | $26.27 | $59.92 | WD → |
| Arenac | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Arenac | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Berrien | MI | heavy | $31.75 | $22.84 | $54.59 | WD → |
| Branch | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Branch | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Cass | MI | heavy | $31.75 | $22.84 | $54.59 | WD → |
| Gladwin | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Gladwin | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Hillsdale | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Hillsdale | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Huron | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Huron | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Lenawee | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Lenawee | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Mecosta | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Mecosta | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Midland | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Midland | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Monroe | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Osceola | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Osceola | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Shiawassee | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Shiawassee | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Tuscola | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Tuscola | MI | heavy | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | WD → |
| Beaverhead | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Flathead | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Glacier | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Lake | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Mineral | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Ravalli | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Sanders | MT | building | $32.08 | $29.06 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | building | $37.26 | $32.63 | $69.89 | WD → |
| Warren | PA | building | $33.57 | $32.23 | $65.80 | WD → |
| Coleman | TX | building | $28.30 | $8.23 | $36.53 | WD → |
| Coleman | TX | building | $28.30 | $8.23 | $36.53 | WD → |
| Colorado | TX | building | $28.26 | $8.13 | $36.39 | WD → |
| Comanche | TX | building | $28.30 | $8.23 | $36.53 | WD → |
| Comanche | TX | building | $28.30 | $8.23 | $36.53 | WD → |
| Concho | TX | building | $28.30 | $8.23 | $36.53 | WD → |