SOC 47-2221 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$62,780

U.S. median hourly wage$30.18

U.S. employment68,380

Nationally, structural iron and steel workers earned a median of $62,780 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 68,380 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Structural Iron and Steel Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Massachusetts	$120,840	$58.10	2,050	0.6
New Jersey	$113,220	$54.43	1,060	0.2
Washington	$107,660	$51.76	850	0.2
Illinois	$101,850	$48.97	2,740	0.4
Hawaii	$99,860	$48.01	290	0.5
Rhode Island	$98,320	$47.27	360	0.7
Oregon	$96,050	$46.18	570	0.3
Minnesota	$95,320	$45.83	910	0.3
Wisconsin	$92,820	$44.63	710	0.2
New York	$92,610	$44.52	2,700	0.3
Pennsylvania	$82,970	$39.89	1,610	0.3
North Dakota	$82,120	$39.48	270	0.6
Missouri	$77,410	$37.22	1,320	0.5
Iowa	$77,400	$37.21	Not published	Not published
Alaska	$76,970	$37.01	120	0.4
California	$76,370	$36.72	7,110	0.4
Ohio	$74,710	$35.92	2,290	0.4
Idaho	$72,750	$34.98	500	0.6
West Virginia	$71,850	$34.54	150	0.2
Maryland	$71,730	$34.49	710	0.3
Indiana	$70,130	$33.72	2,750	0.9
Louisiana	$68,830	$33.09	1,180	0.6
Montana	$67,390	$32.40	130	0.3
Nebraska	$65,470	$31.48	610	0.6
Kentucky	$64,060	$30.80	990	0.5
Michigan	$62,830	$30.21	1,750	0.4
Nevada	$62,510	$30.05	1,400	0.9
Connecticut	$62,400	$30.00	330	0.2
Maine	$61,750	$29.69	200	0.3
District of Columbia	$61,240	$29.44	210	0.3
Virginia	$60,260	$28.97	2,300	0.6
New Hampshire	$59,920	$28.81	220	0.3
Delaware	$59,820	$28.76	90	0.2
Arizona	$59,390	$28.55	3,980	1.2
Colorado	$58,830	$28.28	860	0.3
Kansas	$58,560	$28.15	260	0.2
Utah	$58,250	$28.01	1,630	0.9
South Dakota	$57,050	$27.43	440	1.0
Tennessee	$56,750	$27.29	1,240	0.4
Alabama	$56,640	$27.23	1,740	0.8
Florida	$55,700	$26.78	2,730	0.3
Vermont	$55,640	$26.75	50	0.2
Texas	$52,240	$25.12	9,700	0.7
South Carolina	$50,750	$24.40	660	0.3
Mississippi	$50,690	$24.37	480	0.4
North Carolina	$48,740	$23.43	2,000	0.4
Georgia	$48,090	$23.12	980	0.2
Oklahoma	$47,660	$22.92	1,140	0.7
Wyoming	$47,480	$22.83	80	0.3
Arkansas	$45,510	$21.88	1,080	0.8
Guam	$33,660	$16.19	150	2.3
Puerto Rico	$29,620	$14.24	160	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 161 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Structural Iron and Steel Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$120,840	$58.10	1,310	0.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$116,360	$55.94	70	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$114,570	$55.08	30	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$111,500	$53.61	40	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$111,440	$53.58	450	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$109,440	$52.62	330	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$106,900	$51.40	150	1.0
Vineland, NJ	$105,370	$50.66	40	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$103,330	$49.68	800	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$102,350	$49.21	2,120	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,060	$49.07	2,300	0.2
Rockford, IL	$100,290	$48.22	190	1.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$100,160	$48.16	40	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$99,860	$48.01	Not published	Not published
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$98,320	$47.27	640	0.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$98,120	$47.17	410	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$97,810	$47.03	750	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$97,150	$46.71	150	0.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$95,730	$46.02	240	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$94,120	$45.25	30	0.1
Appleton, WI	$93,960	$45.17	80	0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$92,580	$44.51	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$92,460	$44.45	70	0.2
Chico, CA	$88,070	$42.34	50	0.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$87,340	$41.99	800	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$86,120	$41.41	50	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$83,630	$40.21	150	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$83,200	$40.00	170	1.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,860	$39.84	370	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$82,660	$39.74	120	0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$82,480	$39.65	30	0.3
Springfield, IL	$81,750	$39.30	40	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$81,640	$39.25	670	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$80,540	$38.72	70	0.3
Fresno, CA	$80,110	$38.51	180	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$80,080	$38.50	Not published	Not published
Peoria, IL	$80,060	$38.49	90	0.5
Columbia, MO	$79,100	$38.03	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$79,090	$38.02	90	0.5
Iowa City, IA	$78,800	$37.88	Not published	Not published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$78,040	$37.52	2,150	0.3
Boise City, ID	$77,940	$37.47	200	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,760	$37.39	450	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$77,570	$37.30	380	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$77,110	$37.07	150	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$76,970	$37.01	90	0.5
Columbus, OH	$76,920	$36.98	370	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$76,420	$36.74	210	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,400	$36.73	740	0.5
Akron, OH	$76,330	$36.70	210	0.7
Rochester, NY	$76,220	$36.64	110	0.2
Evansville, IN	$76,090	$36.58	180	1.3
Cleveland, OH	$76,060	$36.57	380	0.4
Modesto, CA	$75,820	$36.45	100	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,700	$36.39	480	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$75,380	$36.24	80	0.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$75,380	$36.24	60	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$74,950	$36.03	140	0.5
Salem, OR	$74,920	$36.02	40	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$74,890	$36.00	170	0.6
Toledo, OH	$74,710	$35.92	220	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$74,650	$35.89	90	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$74,430	$35.79	380	0.8
Springfield, MO	$74,330	$35.73	50	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$73,640	$35.41	50	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$73,470	$35.32	390	1.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,790	$34.99	1,120	0.7
Syracuse, NY	$71,810	$34.53	80	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$71,200	$34.23	300	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$70,400	$33.85	120	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$70,140	$33.72	1,110	1.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$69,530	$33.43	60	1.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$69,280	$33.31	310	0.5
Billings, MT	$69,030	$33.19	60	0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$68,320	$32.85	1,060	0.3
Reading, PA	$67,550	$32.48	40	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$67,530	$32.47	190	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$65,250	$31.37	230	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$64,850	$31.18	140	0.2
Decatur, IL	$64,830	$31.17	40	0.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$64,000	$30.77	40	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$63,730	$30.64	80	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$63,150	$30.36	50	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,870	$30.23	930	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$62,670	$30.13	60	0.3
Joplin, MO-KS	$62,600	$30.10	90	1.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$62,510	$30.05	910	0.8
New Haven, CT	$62,400	$30.00	80	0.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$62,390	$29.99	80	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,890	$29.75	400	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$61,880	$29.75	150	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$61,250	$29.45	130	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$61,120	$29.38	50	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$60,740	$29.20	50	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,580	$29.13	780	0.9
Winchester, VA-WV	$60,420	$29.05	30	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$60,270	$28.98	890	0.3
Richmond, VA	$60,260	$28.97	Not published	Not published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,080	$28.88	480	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$60,080	$28.88	40	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,980	$28.84	710	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$59,920	$28.81	120	0.6
Reno, NV	$59,880	$28.79	Not published	Not published
Amarillo, TX	$59,610	$28.66	60	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,540	$28.63	3,470	1.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$59,230	$28.48	100	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$59,200	$28.46	200	1.1
Birmingham, AL	$59,180	$28.45	550	1.1
Greeley, CO	$59,100	$28.41	80	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$58,630	$28.19	700	0.9
Wichita, KS	$58,100	$27.93	90	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$58,030	$27.90	3,000	0.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$57,960	$27.87	320	1.0
Lincoln, NE	$57,900	$27.84	130	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,810	$27.79	100	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$57,780	$27.78	100	0.2
Harrisonburg, VA	$57,720	$27.75	50	0.7
Sherman-Denison, TX	$57,720	$27.75	60	1.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,440	$27.61	330	1.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$57,220	$27.51	310	1.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,900	$27.35	80	0.3
Lynchburg, VA	$56,440	$27.14	70	0.7
Ogden, UT	$56,420	$27.13	260	1.0
Saginaw, MI	$56,300	$27.07	100	1.2
Decatur, AL	$56,220	$27.03	70	1.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,690	$26.77	70	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$54,770	$26.33	230	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$53,600	$25.77	2,850	0.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,600	$25.77	40	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$53,450	$25.70	150	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$53,190	$25.57	270	0.6
Terre Haute, IN	$52,140	$25.07	30	0.5
Columbia, SC	$50,510	$24.28	100	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$50,390	$24.23	240	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$50,120	$24.10	510	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,490	$23.79	170	0.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$49,490	$23.79	40	1.2
Rapid City, SD	$49,100	$23.60	170	2.3
St. George, UT	$48,970	$23.54	70	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$48,870	$23.50	Not published	Not published
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$48,720	$23.42	320	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	$48,510	$23.32	50	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,400	$23.27	310	0.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$48,350	$23.24	70	1.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,290	$23.22	550	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,090	$23.12	620	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,730	$22.95	160	0.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$47,530	$22.85	100	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,390	$22.79	200	0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,330	$22.76	470	0.7
Cheyenne, WY	$47,150	$22.67	40	0.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$46,800	$22.50	90	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,660	$22.43	310	0.9
Abilene, TX	$45,680	$21.96	80	1.0
Waco, TX	$45,590	$21.92	50	0.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$45,220	$21.74	40	0.4
Tyler, TX	$45,030	$21.65	80	0.7
College Station-Bryan, TX	$44,760	$21.52	40	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$42,710	$20.53	60	0.2
Ocala, FL	$33,770	$16.23	90	0.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$31,480	$15.14	120	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.