IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 5,515 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL is $43.23/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $16.75 and $69.29/hr. The highest state average is New York at $85.39/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $8.83/hr.
Bottom 10%
$16.75
Median
$43.23
Average
$41.27
Top 10%
$69.29
Range: $8.00 – $150.97/hr across 40 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
$43.23/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+43.4%
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: $21.79/hr
Avg total: $26.70/hr
176 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $22.19/hr
Avg total: $31.08/hr
300 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $33.00/hr
Avg total: $52.91/hr
18 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $32.86/hr
Avg total: $43.90/hr
262 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $30.44/hr
Avg total: $49.03/hr
5 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $40.51/hr
Avg total: $51.73/hr
4 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $27.85/hr
Avg total: $39.57/hr
159 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $21.08/hr
Avg total: $25.69/hr
487 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $15.34/hr
Avg total: $15.34/hr
10 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $24.36/hr
Avg total: $32.31/hr
80 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $34.20/hr
Avg total: $57.81/hr
92 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $31.42/hr
Avg total: $56.50/hr
392 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $27.69/hr
Avg total: $45.47/hr
158 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $32.93/hr
Avg total: $46.05/hr
86 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $47.21/hr
Avg total: $77.71/hr
8 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $34.71/hr
Avg total: $59.37/hr
76 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $23.17/hr
Avg total: $32.53/hr
60 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $33.85/hr
Avg total: $64.28/hr
121 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $38.25/hr
Avg total: $69.68/hr
32 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $24.33/hr
Avg total: $35.14/hr
196 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $20.45/hr
Avg total: $33.21/hr
36 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $18.11/hr
Avg total: $21.40/hr
200 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $31.22/hr
Avg total: $50.83/hr
74 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $34.69/hr
Avg total: $55.46/hr
328 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $32.13/hr
Avg total: $53.36/hr
22 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $24.57/hr
Avg total: $35.79/hr
94 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $47.93/hr
Avg total: $81.78/hr
76 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $40.43/hr
Avg total: $85.39/hr
138 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $34.81/hr
Avg total: $60.83/hr
88 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $28.61/hr
Avg total: $43.18/hr
432 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $36.87/hr
Avg total: $69.02/hr
127 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $8.25/hr
Avg total: $8.83/hr
136 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $29.92/hr
Avg total: $47.51/hr
58 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $29.96/hr
Avg total: $45.03/hr
132 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $23.48/hr
Avg total: $28.25/hr
190 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $21.65/hr
Avg total: $26.01/hr
184 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $18.38/hr
Avg total: $23.50/hr
58 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $25.27/hr
Avg total: $26.51/hr
326 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $30.09/hr
Avg total: $41.90/hr
28 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $27.58/hr
Avg total: $39.12/hr
66 rates
All Rates
5,515 county-level rates for IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $19.73 | $1.15 | $20.88 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $19.73 | $1.15 | $20.88 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $16.36 | $3.40 | $19.76 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $21.77 | $6.77 | $28.54 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $32.00 | $15.05 | $47.05 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | highway | $22.40 | $0.00 | $22.40 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $11.91 | $3.40 | $15.31 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $33.75 | $14.03 | $47.78 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | highway | $19.58 | $0.00 | $19.58 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | highway | $19.58 | $0.00 | $19.58 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $19.39 | $0.00 | $19.39 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $19.39 | $0.00 | $19.39 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | highway | $19.58 | $0.00 | $19.58 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | highway | $19.58 | $0.00 | $19.58 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | highway | $17.21 | $0.00 | $17.21 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | building | $28.00 | $21.21 | $49.21 | WD → |