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Ironworker Salary in Evansville

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 103, effective April 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 103 is the union local for ironworkers in Evansville; it serves southern Indiana, western Kentucky and southeastern Illinois from its hall and training center on Old Boonville Highway. Indiana has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

Ironworkers Local 103 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$35.34
Effective April 2024

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

Base wage: $35.34/hr
Benefit contribution: $25.75/hr
Total package: $61.09/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$73,507
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
-$2,583
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 103 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 CenterIronworkers Local 103 Training Center
Address5353 Old Boonville Highway, Evansville, IN 47715
Phone(812) 205-5913
Websitetrainlocal103.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$76,090
+$13,310 vs. national
Median Hourly
$36.58
vs. Indiana
+$10,291
vs. state average
Total Employed
180
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$76,090
Annual Mean Wage$74,180
Hourly Median Wage$36.58
Hourly Mean Wage$35.67
Total Employed180
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Indiana, 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 →