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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| White | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | highway | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | heavy | $35.39 | $24.35 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Union | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Union | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | highway | $35.32 | $16.44 | $51.76 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | highway | $35.34 | $26.40 | $61.74 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | heavy | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | highway | $36.00 | $34.25 | $70.25 | WD → |