Ironworker Salary in Chicago
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 1, effective June 2025.
How to become an ironworker →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Ironworkers Local 1 is the union local for ironworkers in Chicago, with structural, ornamental and reinforcing work. Union apprentices train at the Iron Workers Local 1 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Forest Park. Illinois prevailing wage law applies to public construction.
Ironworkers Local 1 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 1 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 1 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center |
| Address | 7720 Industrial Drive, Forest Park, IL 60130 |
| Phone | (708) 366-6695 |
| Website | iwlocal1.com |
| 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 | $102,350 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $100,620 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $49.21 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $48.38 |
| Total Employed | 2,120 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Illinois, 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 →