Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary by location
National median: $62,780 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | state | $120,840 | +92.5% | 2,050 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $120,840 | +92.5% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $116,360 | +85.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $114,570 | +82.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $113,220 | +80.3% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $111,500 | +77.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $111,440 | +77.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $109,440 | +74.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $107,660 | +71.5% | 850 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $106,900 | +70.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $105,370 | +67.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $103,330 | +64.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $102,350 | +63.0% | 2,120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $102,060 | +62.6% | 2,300 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $101,850 | +62.2% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $100,290 | +59.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $100,160 | +59.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $99,860 | +59.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $99,860 | +59.1% | — | 2025 |
| RI | state | $98,320 | +56.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $98,320 | +56.6% | 640 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $98,120 | +56.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $97,810 | +55.8% | 750 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $97,150 | +54.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $96,050 | +53.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $95,730 | +52.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $95,320 | +51.8% | 910 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $94,120 | +49.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $93,960 | +49.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $92,820 | +47.8% | 710 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $92,610 | +47.5% | 2,700 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $92,580 | +47.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $92,460 | +47.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $88,070 | +40.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $87,340 | +39.1% | 800 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $86,120 | +37.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $83,630 | +33.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $83,200 | +32.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $82,970 | +32.2% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $82,860 | +32.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $82,660 | +31.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $82,480 | +31.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $82,120 | +30.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $81,750 | +30.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $81,640 | +30.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $80,540 | +28.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $80,110 | +27.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $80,080 | +27.6% | — | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $80,060 | +27.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $79,100 | +26.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $79,090 | +26.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $78,800 | +25.5% | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $78,040 | +24.3% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $77,940 | +24.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $77,760 | +23.9% | 450 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $77,570 | +23.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $77,410 | +23.3% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $77,400 | +23.3% | — | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $77,110 | +22.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $76,970 | +22.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $76,970 | +22.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $76,920 | +22.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $76,420 | +21.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $76,400 | +21.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $76,370 | +21.6% | 7,110 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $76,330 | +21.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $76,220 | +21.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $76,090 | +21.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $76,060 | +21.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $75,820 | +20.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $75,700 | +20.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $75,380 | +20.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $75,380 | +20.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $74,950 | +19.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $74,920 | +19.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $74,890 | +19.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $74,710 | +19.0% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $74,710 | +19.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $74,650 | +18.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $74,430 | +18.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $74,330 | +18.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $73,640 | +17.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $73,470 | +17.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $72,790 | +15.9% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $72,750 | +15.9% | 500 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $71,850 | +14.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $71,810 | +14.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $71,730 | +14.3% | 710 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $71,200 | +13.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $70,400 | +12.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $70,140 | +11.7% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $70,130 | +11.7% | 2,750 | 2025 |
| Florence, AL | metropolitan | $69,530 | +10.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $69,280 | +10.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $69,030 | +10.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $68,830 | +9.6% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $68,320 | +8.8% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $67,550 | +7.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $67,530 | +7.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $67,390 | +7.3% | 130 | 2025 |