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Ironworker Salary in Colorado Springs

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 24, effective November 2024.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Ironworkers Local 24, based in Denver, is the union local for ironworkers in Colorado Springs and statewide in Colorado. Colorado's Prevailing Wage Act applies to public construction.

Ironworkers Local 24 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$39.21
Effective November 2024
Base wage: $39.21/hr
Benefit contribution: $12.50/hr
Total package: $51.71/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$81,557
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$25,867
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 24 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 CenterColorado Statewide Iron Workers JATC
Address5575 Tejon Street, Denver, CO 80221
Phone(303) 623-5386
Websiteironworkers24.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$55,690
-$7,090 vs. national
Median Hourly
$26.77
vs. Colorado
-$3,584
vs. state average
Total Employed
70
In this area

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$55,690
Annual Mean Wage$59,240
Hourly Median Wage$26.77
Hourly Mean Wage$28.48
Total Employed70
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Colorado, 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →