Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks.
Structural Iron and Steel Workers earn a median $30.14/hr ($62,700/yr). Top-paying state: Illinois at $50.22/hr. True labor cost with burden: ~$43.70/hr.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024. Percentiles represent the wage below which a given percentage of workers fall.
| # | State | Median Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $50.22 |
| 2 | New York | $47.88 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $46.15 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $44.33 |
| 5 | Alaska | $43.67 |
| # | Metro Area | Median Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $55.44 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $53.22 |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $51.67 |
| 4 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $48.33 |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $47.55 |
The base wage of $30.14/hr becomes approximately $43.70/hr after applying a 1.45x burden rate (payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, overhead).