Ironworker Salary in Birmingham
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 92, effective September 2024.
How to become an ironworker →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Ironworkers Local 92 is the union local for ironworkers in Birmingham, with its union office on 4th Avenue South. Union apprentices train through the Local 92 Apprentice Office on 29th Street South.
Ironworkers Local 92 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective September 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 92 journeyman ironworker journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all ironworkers across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | Ironworkers Local 92 Apprentice Office |
| Address | 398 29th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233 |
| Phone | (205) 251-3372 |
| Website | ironworkerslocal92.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels
All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $59,180 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $55,630 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.45 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $26.75 |
| Total Employed | 550 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
No other Alabama metro has a published rate yet. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.
Union rates in every metro we cover →Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →