IRONWORKER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for IRONWORKERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 14,626 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for IRONWORKER is $64.61/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $40.12 and $83.21/hr. The highest state average is New York at $95.63/hr; the lowest is Vermont at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$40.12
Median
$64.61
Average
$63.59
Top 10%
$83.21
Range: $7.25 – $150.97/hr across 44 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
$64.61/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+114.4%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $45.41/hr
Avg total: $84.89/hr
270 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $34.02/hr
Avg total: $53.63/hr
40 rates
California CA
Avg base: $47.20/hr
Avg total: $81.99/hr
254 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $45.25/hr
Avg total: $88.87/hr
8 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $41.10/hr
Avg total: $79.33/hr
3 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $24.25/hr
Avg total: $24.42/hr
91 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $28.22/hr
Avg total: $46.61/hr
1,677 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $31.65/hr
Avg total: $52.31/hr
64 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $40.22/hr
Avg total: $72.74/hr
1,698 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $36.75/hr
Avg total: $62.56/hr
1,176 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $32.66/hr
Avg total: $52.62/hr
242 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $34.63/hr
Avg total: $59.56/hr
410 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $34.75/hr
Avg total: $48.61/hr
102 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $49.71/hr
Avg total: $85.27/hr
90 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $33.65/hr
Avg total: $59.92/hr
21 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $33.82/hr
Avg total: $60.72/hr
146 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $43.23/hr
Avg total: $78.32/hr
563 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $35.51/hr
Avg total: $62.25/hr
765 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $21.00/hr
Avg total: $29.81/hr
66 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $13.03/hr
Avg total: $15.98/hr
30 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $19.60/hr
Avg total: $25.27/hr
292 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $35.95/hr
Avg total: $69.06/hr
44 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $9.22/hr
Avg total: $9.54/hr
38 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $33.65/hr
Avg total: $59.77/hr
10 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $53.24/hr
Avg total: $95.28/hr
34 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $56.60/hr
Avg total: $92.90/hr
20 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $50.85/hr
Avg total: $95.63/hr
109 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $37.59/hr
Avg total: $63.18/hr
1,278 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $21.72/hr
Avg total: $32.05/hr
81 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $47.77/hr
Avg total: $82.00/hr
216 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.69/hr
Avg total: $67.00/hr
1,154 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.31/hr
216 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $43.03/hr
Avg total: $76.56/hr
30 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $15.77/hr
Avg total: $19.22/hr
41 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $16.59/hr
Avg total: $16.59/hr
190 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $21.36/hr
Avg total: $26.39/hr
191 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $32.68/hr
Avg total: $60.23/hr
2 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $30.37/hr
Avg total: $49.16/hr
116 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.31/hr
12 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
1 rate
Washington WA
Avg base: $48.47/hr
Avg total: $81.97/hr
331 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $45.18/hr
Avg total: $81.63/hr
2,211 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $35.10/hr
Avg total: $59.78/hr
224 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $41.32/hr
Avg total: $46.64/hr
69 rates
All Rates
14,626 county-level rates for IRONWORKER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $47.89 | $39.48 | $87.37 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $44.22 | $39.48 | $83.70 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $44.48 | $39.48 | $83.96 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $43.48 | $39.48 | $82.96 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $46.98 | $39.48 | $86.46 | WD → |