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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Salary in NJ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in NJ have a median annual salary of $116,110. Recorded earnings range from $69,310 at the 10th percentile to $130,270 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

$116,110

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$55.82

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$69,310
10th
$110,510
25th
$116,110
Median
$130,270
75th
$130,270
90th

Local compared with national

NJ

$116,110

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,970

Median annual · 2025

The NJ median is 96.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $57,140).

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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