Ironworkers — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Ironworkerss across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 633 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Ironworkers is $69.89/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $59.74 and $70.25/hr. The highest state average is New York at $150.97/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $56.75/hr.
Bottom 10%
$59.74
Median
$69.89
Average
$69.44
Top 10%
$70.25
Range: $51.76 – $150.97/hr across 9 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
$69.89/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.14/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+131.9%
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
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $45.25/hr
Avg total: $88.87/hr
8 rates
Hawaii HI
Avg base: $50.50/hr
Avg total: $93.96/hr
20 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $35.39/hr
Avg total: $59.74/hr
176 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $35.33/hr
Avg total: $56.75/hr
60 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $36.00/hr
Avg total: $70.25/hr
230 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $34.05/hr
Avg total: $58.05/hr
11 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $58.95/hr
Avg total: $150.97/hr
20 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $37.62/hr
Avg total: $70.55/hr
107 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $42.89/hr
Avg total: $79.75/hr
1 rate
All Rates
633 county-level rates for Ironworkers, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Litchfield | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Middlesex | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| New Haven | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| New London | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Tolland | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Windham | CT | highway | $45.25 | $43.62 | $88.87 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | residential | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | building | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | highway | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | heavy | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | highway | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | heavy | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | building | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | residential | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | residential | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | building | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | heavy | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | highway | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | building | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | highway | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | residential | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | heavy | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | building | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | heavy | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | highway | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | residential | $50.50 | $43.46 | $93.96 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |