Ironworker Salary in Atlanta
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 387, effective January 2025.
Wage figures reflect all ironworkers across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
Ironworkers Local 387 anchors Atlanta's structural ironworker market amid strong commercial growth.
The Atlanta metro ironworker market is covered by Local 387, headquartered at 109 Selig Drive SW with training at the adjacent apprenticeship facility. The metro's data center buildout, commercial development, and growing industrial base are sustaining demand, though union density in ironwork is low in Georgia construction.
- →Ironworkers Local 387 — 114 Selig Drive SW, Atlanta GA 30336
- →Data center and commercial construction sustaining ironworker demand
- →Four-year apprenticeship, starting pay $19.20/hr stepping to journeyman scale
Ironworkers Local 387 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 387 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 | Iron Workers Local 387 Apprenticeship and Training |
| Address | 114 Selig Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30336 |
| Phone | (404) 505-0405 |
| Website | ironworkerslocal387.com |
| Minimum Score | No minimum |
| Application Window | Apply online at ironworkerslocal387.com. Contact (404) 505-0405 for current dates. |
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 | $48,090 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $53,100 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $23.12 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $25.53 |
| Total Employed | 620 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. 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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