Salary Data/Ironworker by State/Mid-Atlantic/District of Columbia/Washington, DC

Ironworker Salary in Washington, DC

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 5, effective June 2024.

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

Market Context

Ironworkers Local 5 is the union local for ironworkers in the Washington DC metro; its members work across DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Union apprentices train at the Iron Workers Local 5 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Largo, Maryland. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage applies to federal construction.

Union Scale

Ironworkers Local 5 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$37.86

Effective June 2024

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $37.86/hr

Benefit contribution: $25.86/hr

Total package: $63.72/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$78,749

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$10,429

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 5 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	Iron Workers Local 5 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center
Address	9301 Peppercorn Place, Largo, MD 20774
Website	ironworkers5.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$68,320

+$5,540 vs. national

Median Hourly

$32.85

vs. District of Columbia

+$0

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,060

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

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	$68,320
Annual Mean Wage	$67,480
Hourly Median Wage	$32.85
Hourly Mean Wage	$32.44
Total Employed	1,060
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Union Rates Within 300 Miles

There is no other District of Columbia metro in our coverage. 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.

State prevailing rate

Baltimore

$37.86/hr

Journey-level · State prevailing wage determination

Effective December 2025

Ironworkers Local 28

Richmond

$31.00/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2024 · More than two years old

Ironworkers Local 404

Lancaster