Ironworker Salary in Modesto
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 155, effective January 2025.
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Ironworkers Local 155, based in Fresno, is the union local for ironworkers in Modesto; its jurisdiction takes in the central valley. California's prevailing wage law applies to public works.
Ironworkers Local 155 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 155 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 155 JATC |
| Address | 1380 S. Channing Way, Fresno, CA 93706 |
| Phone | (559) 497-1295 |
| Website | ironworkers155.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 | $75,820 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $84,580 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $36.45 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $40.67 |
| Total Employed | 100 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in California, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →