Ironworker Salary in Phoenix
Metro area wage data for structural iron and steel workers from the BLS OEWS program, May 2025.
Wage figures reflect all ironworkers across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master. Union journeymen typically earn above the area median. Non-union residential work typically falls below it.
Ironworkers Local 75 and rapid growth are reshaping Phoenix's structural ironworker market.
Phoenix's ironworker market has seen sustained demand from semiconductor manufacturing facilities, data centers, and commercial development. Ironworkers Local 75 covers the Phoenix metro and represents Arizona's skilled ironwork craftsmen. Rapid population growth and the influx of large industrial projects are driving demand for ironworkers with structural and specialty skills.
- →Ironworkers Local 75 — Phoenix metro coverage, Arizona's union ironworkers
- →Semiconductor and data center buildout driving structural ironworker demand
- →Rapid population growth sustaining commercial construction volume
Ironworkers Local 75 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 75 journeyman ironworker journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all ironworkers across all employment types and experience levels.
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| Minimum Score | No minimum |
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What to expect →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 | $59,540 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $62,830 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.63 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $30.21 |
| Total Employed | 3,470 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Journey-level rates sourced directly from local collective bargaining agreements across the country's major construction markets. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2221 (Structural Iron and Steel Workers) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership
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