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Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary in Houston, TX

The median structural iron and steel workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $58,030 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,067 a month.

10th percentile
$45,110
25th percentile
$47,790
Median percentile
$58,030
75th percentile
$64,830
90th percentile
$78,180

Based on 3,000 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,807 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,030
Federal income tax−$4,784
Social Security + Medicare−$4,439
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,067
Every two weeks$1,877

Does it go far here?

$58,837Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All structural iron and steel workers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas