Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary
The median pay for structural iron and steel workers in the United States is $62,780 a year. About 68,380 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,580
- 25th percentile
- $49,880
- Median percentile
- $62,780
- 75th percentile
- $82,660
- 90th percentile
- $108,260
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $120,840
- New Jersey $113,220
- Washington $107,660
- Illinois $101,850
- Hawaii $99,860
- Rhode Island $98,320
- Oregon $96,050
- Minnesota $95,320
- Wisconsin $92,820
- New York $92,610
- Pennsylvania $82,970
- North Dakota $82,120
- Missouri $77,410
- Alaska $76,970
- California $76,370
- Ohio $74,710
- Idaho $72,750
- West Virginia $71,850
- Maryland $71,730
- Indiana $70,130
- Louisiana $68,830
- Montana $67,390
- Nebraska $65,470
- Kentucky $64,060
- Michigan $62,830
- Nevada $62,510
- Connecticut $62,400
- Maine $61,750
- District of Columbia $61,240
- Virginia $60,260
- New Hampshire $59,920
- Delaware $59,820
- Arizona $59,390
- Colorado $58,830
- Kansas $58,560
- Utah $58,250
- South Dakota $57,050
- Tennessee $56,750
- Alabama $56,640
- Florida $55,700
- Vermont $55,640
- Texas $52,240
- South Carolina $50,750
- Mississippi $50,690
- North Carolina $48,740
- Georgia $48,090
- Oklahoma $47,660
- Wyoming $47,480
- Arkansas $45,510
By metro area
- Boston, MA $120,840
- Trenton, NJ $116,360
- Atlantic City, NJ $114,570
- Olympia, WA $111,500
- Seattle, WA $111,440
- San Jose, CA $109,440
- Vallejo, CA $106,900
- Vineland, NJ $105,370
- Philadelphia, PA $103,330
- Chicago, IL $102,350
- New York, NY $102,060
- Rockford, IL $100,290
- La Crosse, WI $100,160
- Providence, RI $98,320
- Portland, OR $98,120
- Minneapolis, MN $97,810
- Kiryas Joel, NY $97,150
- Milwaukee, WI $95,730
- Bridgeport, CT $94,120
- Appleton, WI $93,960
- Eugene, OR $92,580
- Madison, WI $92,460
- Chico, CA $88,070
- San Francisco, CA $87,340
- Bellingham, WA $86,120
- Allentown, PA $83,630
- Fargo, ND $83,200
- Pittsburgh, PA $82,860
- Spokane, WA $82,660
- Champaign, IL $82,480
- Springfield, IL $81,750
- St. Louis, MO $81,640
- Scranton, PA $80,540
- Fresno, CA $80,110
- Peoria, IL $80,060
- Columbia, MO $79,100
- Davenport, IA $79,090
- Los Angeles, CA $78,040
- Boise City, ID $77,940
- Sacramento, CA $77,760
- Kansas City, MO $77,570
- Albany, NY $77,110
- Anchorage, AK $76,970
- Columbus, OH $76,920
- Buffalo, NY $76,420
- San Diego, CA $76,400
- Akron, OH $76,330
- Rochester, NY $76,220
- Evansville, IN $76,090
- Cleveland, OH $76,060
- Modesto, CA $75,820
- Cincinnati, OH $75,700
- Cedar Rapids, IA $75,380
- Santa Rosa, CA $75,380
- Lancaster, PA $74,950
- Salem, OR $74,920
- Stockton, CA $74,890
- Toledo, OH $74,710
- Dayton, OH $74,650
- Omaha, NE $74,430
- Springfield, MO $74,330
- South Bend, IN $73,640
- Baton Rouge, LA $73,470
- Riverside, CA $72,790
- Syracuse, NY $71,810
- Baltimore, MD $71,200
- Bakersfield, CA $70,400
- Indianapolis, IN $70,140
- Florence, AL $69,530
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $69,280
- Billings, MT $69,030
- Washington, DC $68,320
- Reading, PA $67,550
- Fort Wayne, IN $67,530
- Grand Rapids, MI $65,250
- Hartford, CT $64,850
- Decatur, IL $64,830
- Lexington, KY $64,000
- Portland, ME $63,730
- Oxnard, CA $63,150
- Detroit, MI $62,870
- Fort Collins, CO $62,670
- Joplin, MO $62,600
- Las Vegas, NV $62,510
- New Haven, CT $62,400
- Elkhart, IN $62,390
- Nashville, TN $61,890
- Chattanooga, TN $61,880
- Knoxville, TN $61,250
- Port St. Lucie, FL $61,120
- Deltona, FL $60,740
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,580
- Winchester, VA $60,420
- Miami, FL $60,270
- Denver, CO $60,080
- San Luis Obispo, CA $60,080
- Austin, TX $59,980
- Manchester, NH $59,920
- Amarillo, TX $59,610
- Phoenix, AZ $59,540
- Tuscaloosa, AL $59,230
- Sioux Falls, SD $59,200
- Birmingham, AL $59,180
- Greeley, CO $59,100
- Virginia Beach, VA $58,630
- Wichita, KS $58,100
- Houston, TX $58,030
- Provo, UT $57,960
- Lincoln, NE $57,900
- Durham, NC $57,810
- Charleston, SC $57,780
- Harrisonburg, VA $57,720
- Sherman, TX $57,720
- Corpus Christi, TX $57,440
- Beaumont, TX $57,220
- Augusta, GA $56,900
- Lynchburg, VA $56,440
- Ogden, UT $56,420
- Saginaw, MI $56,300
- Decatur, AL $56,220