Ironworker Salary in Lexington
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 70, 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 70, based in Louisville with its hall on Crittenden Drive, is the union local for ironworkers in Lexington. The rate shown is the structural and ornamental ironworker classification for Fayette County. Contact Local 70 for apprenticeship information.
Ironworkers Local 70 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 70 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 | Ironworkers Local 70 |
| Address | 2429 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 40217 |
| Phone | (502) 637-8796 |
| Website | ironworkerslocal70.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 | $64,000 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $61,890 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.77 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $29.76 |
| Total Employed | 40 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Up to six other metros in Kentucky, 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 →