Reinforcing Ironworker Salary in the United States
How much does a Reinforcing Ironworker make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reinforcing Ironworker in the United States is $47,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.
However, a Reinforcing Ironworker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,081
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,600 to $51,230
Key Factors That Influence Reinforcing Ironworker Salaries
A Reinforcing Ironworker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Reinforcing Ironworker Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Reinforcing Ironworker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Reinforcing Ironworker Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Reinforcing Ironworkers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $59,280
San Francisco: $58,630
Oakland: $57,400
San Jose, CA$59,280
San Francisco, CA$58,630
Oakland, CA$57,400
New York, NY$54,110
Paramus, NJ$53,460
Queens Village, NY$53,450
Passaic, NJ$53,410
Bergenfield, NJ$53,410
Stamford, CT$53,300
Huntington, NY$53,280
Newark, NJ$52,940
Bridgeport, CT$52,840
Vallejo, CA$52,740
New Brunswick, NJ$52,720
Petaluma, CA$52,700
Middlesex, NJ$52,610
Somerset, NJ$52,570
Santa Cruz, CA$52,510
Boston, MA$52,230
Monterey, CA$52,060
Seattle, WA$51,950
Santa Rosa, CA$51,940
Los Angeles, CA$51,930
Juneau, AK$51,810
Washington, DC$51,760
Orange, CA$51,590
Santa Ana, CA$51,460
Long Beach, CA$51,420
Anaheim, CA$51,410
Anchorage, AK$51,380
Santa Maria, CA$51,240
Everett, WA$51,230
Danbury, CT$51,070
Bremerton, WA$51,000
Tacoma, WA$50,830
New Suffolk, NY$50,830
Sacramento, CA$50,820
Santa Barbara, CA$50,770
Trenton, NJ$50,720
San Diego, CA$50,720
Brockton, MA$50,670
Fairbanks, AK$50,550
Lompoc, CA$50,430
Lowell, MA$50,390
Ventura, CA$50,380
Nashua, NH$50,370
Stockton, CA$50,370
Modesto, CA$50,030
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,920
Olympia, WA$49,830
Kennewick, WA$49,830
New Haven, CT$49,820
Lawrence, MA$49,650
Hartford, CT$49,600
Riverside, CA$49,590
New Bedford, MA$49,540
Richland, WA$49,540
Bakersfield, CA$49,480
San Bernardino, CA$49,460
New Britain, CT$49,450
Atlantic City, NJ$49,450
New London, CT$49,430
Norwich, CT$49,420
Portsmouth, NH$49,410
Boulder, CO$49,310
Portland, OR$49,250
Worcester, MA$49,240
Minneapolis, MN$49,100
Philadelphia, PA$49,030
Honolulu, HI$48,880
Saint Paul, MN$48,850
Vineland, NJ$48,840
Providence, RI$48,710
Chicago, IL$48,570
Bellingham, WA$48,510
Springfield, MA$48,480
Baltimore, MD$48,460
Chico, CA$48,340
Pittsfield, MA$48,220
Manchester, NH$48,130
Spokane, WA$47,920
Denver, CO$47,920
Albany, NY$47,700
Troy, NY$47,680
Nassau, NY$47,630
Schenectady, NY$47,580
Wilmington, DE$47,540
Burlington, VT$47,470
Salem, OR$47,460
Portland, ME$47,310
Yakima, WA$47,260
Rochester, MN$47,120
Reno, NV$47,090
Fresno, CA$47,090
Milwaukee, WI$47,050
Detroit, MI$47,000
Ann Arbor, MI$47,000
Allentown, PA$46,990
Colorado Springs, CO$46,910
Syracuse, NY$46,890
Carson City, NV$46,890
Houston, TX$46,820
Eugene, OR$46,800
Gary, IN$46,740
Springfield, OR$46,700
Bismarck, ND$46,690
Galveston, TX$46,660
Medford, OR$46,590
Fort Collins, CO$46,570
Concord, NH$46,550
Austin, TX$46,530
Mesa, AZ$46,440
Reading, PA$46,430
Phoenix, AZ$46,430
Dallas, TX$46,410
Saint Cloud, MN$46,370
Madison, WI$46,300
Utica, NY$46,180
Des Moines, IA$46,100
Rochester, NY$46,100
Raleigh, NC$46,090
Atlanta, GA$46,020
Battle Creek, MI$46,010
Salt Lake City, UT$45,990
Lancaster, PA$45,920
Harrisburg, PA$45,860
Kansas City, MO$45,810
Fort Worth, TX$45,800
Champaign, IL$45,800
Kansas City, KS$45,800
Columbus, OH$45,790
Boca Raton, FL$45,780
Pittsburgh, PA$45,760
Richmond, VA$45,740
Indianapolis, IN$45,730
Cleveland, OH$45,730
Las Vegas, NV$45,670
Cincinnati, OH$45,670
Petersburg, VA$45,600
Huntsville, AL$45,530
Lansing, MI$45,500
Lebanon, PA$45,490
Pueblo, CO$45,490
Appleton, WI$45,470
Buffalo, NY$45,450
Dayton, OH$45,440
Racine, WI$45,430
Charlotte, NC$45,430
Saint Louis, MO$45,410
York, PA$45,380
Elkhart, IN$45,380
Gastonia, NC$45,370
Billings, MT$45,360
Beaumont, TX$45,350
Lorain, OH$45,340
Benton Harbor, MI$45,330
Toledo, OH$45,320
Binghamton, NY$45,300
Rock Hill, SC$45,290
Rockford, IL$45,270
Springfield, IL$45,250
Elyria, OH$45,250
Fargo, ND$45,250
Flagstaff, AZ$45,210
Fort Lauderdale, FL$45,190
Duluth, MN$45,160
Miami, FL$45,160
Cheyenne, WY$45,120
Grand Forks, ND$45,120
Bangor, ME$45,020
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,970
Durham, NC$44,950
Louisville, KY$44,950
Grand Rapids, MI$44,940
Hialeah, FL$44,930
Casper, WY$44,870
Scranton, PA$44,810
New Orleans, LA$44,800
Virginia Beach, VA$44,790
Akron, OH$44,770
Peoria, IL$44,710
Sarasota, FL$44,700
Nashville, TN$44,660
Omaha, NE$44,660
Green Bay, WI$44,660
Baton Rouge, LA$44,640
Charleston, SC$44,630
Jamestown, NY$44,610
Davenport, IA$44,610
Tucson, AZ$44,580
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,560
Tampa, FL$44,550
Evansville, IN$44,520
Port Arthur, TX$44,520
Bradenton, FL$44,500
Santa Fe, NM$44,420
Orlando, FL$44,330
Clearwater, FL$44,320
Canton, OH$44,220
La Crosse, WI$44,220
Albuquerque, NM$44,190
Newport News, VA$44,180
High Point, NC$44,170
Ogden, UT$44,150
Corpus Christi, TX$44,110
Norfolk, VA$44,090
Laramie, WY$44,090
Rock Island, IL$44,060
Saginaw, MI$44,050
Jacksonville, FL$44,040
Salisbury, NC$44,030
Boise, ID$44,030
Moline, IL$44,000
Fort Myers, FL$43,990
Memphis, TN$43,980
Tulsa, OK$43,950
Waterloo, IA$43,930
Spartanburg, SC$43,880
Lincoln, NE$43,860
Fort Wayne, IN$43,850
Provo, UT$43,840
Cedar Falls, IA$43,790
San Antonio, TX$43,770
Greensboro, NC$43,750
South Bend, IN$43,740
Savannah, GA$43,690
Muskegon, MI$43,670
Birmingham, AL$43,670
Winston Salem, NC$43,650
Lake Charles, LA$43,530
Anderson, IN$43,520
Lexington, KY$43,510
Augusta, GA$43,490
Greenville, SC$43,490
Lima, OH$43,460
Wichita, KS$43,450
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,450
Columbia, SC$43,410
Springfield, OH$43,400
Asheville, NC$43,320
Bloomington, IN$43,290
Knoxville, TN$43,120
Shreveport, LA$43,120
Wilmington, NC$43,060
Roanoke, VA$43,060
Topeka, KS$42,970
Frankfort, KY$42,970
Oklahoma City, OK$42,930
Chillicothe, OH$42,920
Longview, TX$42,910
Melbourne, FL$42,910
Sioux Falls, SD$42,830
Mobile, AL$42,830
Terre Haute, IN$42,810
Altoona, PA$42,780
Amarillo, TX$42,750
Killeen, TX$42,730
Fayetteville, AR$42,700
Chattanooga, TN$42,680
Sioux City, IA$42,640
Idaho Falls, ID$42,630
Lynchburg, VA$42,590
Gainesville, FL$42,530
Portsmouth, OH$42,510
Little Rock, AR$42,500
Lafayette, LA$42,480
Youngstown, OH$42,480
Clarksville, TN$42,450
Daytona Beach, FL$42,450
Pensacola, FL$42,440
Temple, TX$42,440
Hopkinsville, KY$42,300
Erie, PA$42,290
Florence, SC$42,270
Charleston, WV$42,200
Great Falls, MT$42,170
Macon, GA$42,110
Tallahassee, FL$42,100
Fayetteville, NC$42,090
Waco, TX$42,080
Helena, MT$42,050
Pine Bluff, AR$42,030
Vincennes, IN$41,980
Lubbock, TX$41,960
Alamogordo, NM$41,930
Twin Falls, ID$41,890
Rapid City, SD$41,870
Jackson, MS$41,790
Greenville, MS$41,780
Huntington, WV$41,780
Parkersburg, WV$41,740
Montgomery, AL$41,730
Wichita Falls, TX$41,680
Springfield, MO$41,680
Biloxi, MS$41,660
Monroe, LA$41,610
Johnstown, PA$41,580
Sumter, SC$41,560
Columbus, GA$41,550
Pascagoula, MS$41,460
Abilene, TX$41,460
Kingsport, TN$41,340
Albany, GA$41,340
Gulfport, MS$41,330
Alexandria, LA$41,170
Fort Smith, AR$41,060
El Paso, TX$40,930
Las Cruces, NM$40,720
Harlingen, TX$40,600
Pocatello, ID$40,590
Florence, AL$40,530
Brownsville, TX$40,520
Mcallen, TX$40,420
Dothan, AL$40,350
Columbus, MS$40,080
Altus, OK$39,860
Lawton, OK$39,770
Pierre, SD$39,600
What Skills Can Increase a Reinforcing Ironworker's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Alignment (Mentioned in 33.01% Job Postings): Ensuring one’s own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with the strategies, priorities, and goals of our business.
Repairing (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.2% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Reinforcing Ironworker's salary.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Reinforcing Ironworker Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Reinforcing Ironworker salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $50,174.
While startup companies pay approximate $42,408.
Reinforcing Ironworker Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$42,408
Growth Stage
51~500
$44,855
Established
501~5000
$48,445
Enterprise
5000+
$50,174
How Education impacts a Reinforcing Ironworker's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Reinforcing Ironworkers enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Reinforcing Ironworker with a No Diploma is between
$46,684
and $47,732).
Reinforcing Ironworker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Reinforcing Ironworker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$42,600
Average$47,000/year
$51,230
$3,550
Average$3,917/month
$4,269
$819
Average$904/week
$985
$20
Average$23/hour
$25
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$51,230
$4,269
$985
$25
Average
$47,000
$3,917
$904
$23
25th Percentile
$42,600
$3,550
$819
$20
Reinforcing Ironworker Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Reinforcing Ironworker, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Reinforcing Ironworker Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role
Estimate Salary
Projected Raise
Structural Metal Fabricator / Fitter
$61,000
30%
Reinforcing Ironworker, Sr.
$56,000
19%
Salaries of Jobs related to Reinforcing Ironworker
Salaries for a Reinforcing Ironworker can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $47,032 in 2023
to around $47,066 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Reinforcing Ironworker salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Reinforcing Ironworker
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Reinforcing Ironworker
Here are companies hiring for Reinforcing Ironworker and their salaries, click below for more details.
M$78,348/per year
McDermottConstructionthe United States
D$77,426/per year
DR HortonConstructionthe United States
P$75,049/per year
Puerto Rico Council on EducationConstructionthe United States
H$71,917/per year
HW Power IncConstructionthe United States
H$70,761/per year
Heritage MechanicalConstructionthe United States
C$70,334/per year
CapStone Solar IncConstructionthe United States
A$70,304/per year
Ars Aleut Construction LLCConstructionthe United States
L$70,208/per year
LG Development GroupConstructionthe United States
O$69,653/per year
Omega Electrical IncConstructionthe United States
G$64,330/per year
GreenHalo Builds LLCConstructionthe United States
P$64,263/per year
Pars Garma CoConstructionthe United States
C$63,929/per year
CED Miller Electric CoConstructionthe United States
C$63,801/per year
Cheney Custom Homes LLCConstructionthe United States
A$63,530/per year
Arizona 811Constructionthe United States
B$63,120/per year
Bilrey ConstructionConstructionthe United States
K$62,804/per year
KA Wolfe LLCConstructionthe United States
M$61,565/per year
Motivado GroupConstructionthe United States
D$60,095/per year
DW Tile & StoneConstructionthe United States
M$59,885/per year
Mario's PaintingConstructionthe United States
K$59,870/per year
Kings ConstructionConstructionthe United States
P$59,556/per year
Payne & Payne RenovationsConstructionthe United States
W$58,117/per year
Werthan LLCConstructionthe United States
F$57,992/per year
Foundation Mechanical LLCConstructionthe United States
H$57,612/per year
Home Builders Financial Partners LLCConstructionthe United States
Z$54,905/per year
Zone Heating and CoolingConstructionthe United States
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