Ironworker Salary in Wichita
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 24, effective June 2023.
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Ironworkers Local 24, based in Denver, is the union local for ironworkers in Wichita; its jurisdiction includes Sedgwick County.
Ironworkers Local 24 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2023). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
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.
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 | $58,100 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $55,810 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $27.93 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $26.83 |
| Total Employed | 90 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
There is no other Kansas 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →