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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Salary in Houston, TX

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in Houston, TX have a median annual salary of $51,860, with 1,500 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,630 at the 10th percentile to $64,010 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,860

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.93

Employment

1,500

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,630
10th
$47,970
25th
$51,860
Median
$58,970
75th
$64,010
90th

Local compared with national

Houston, TX

$51,860

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,970

Median annual · 2025

The Houston, TX median is 12.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,110).

Top skills

  1. 1.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  4. 4.Operation and ControlImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Active ListeningImportance 2.6
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Application Software SHEAR
  • Applied Systems Associates aSa Rebar
  • OTP ArmaCAD
  • RebarWin

Common tasks

  • Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
  • Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
  • Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
  • Use forklifts or cranes to move construction material, such as rebar.
  • Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
  • Unload rebar from trucks.
  • Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
  • Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.
  • Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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