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Ironworker Salary in Louisville/Jefferson County

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 70, effective June 2025.

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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 70 is the union local for ironworkers in Louisville, with its hall on Crittenden Drive; it belongs to the Ironworkers District Council of Southern Ohio and Vicinity. The rate shown applies to structural and reinforcing ironwork alike.

Ironworkers Local 70 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$36.17
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $36.17/hr
Benefit contribution: $25.80/hr
Total package: $61.97/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$75,234
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$5,954
Union scale vs. all-worker median

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 CenterIronworkers Local 70
Address2429 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 40217
Phone(502) 637-8796
Websiteironworkerslocal70.com
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$69,280
+$6,500 vs. national
Median Hourly
$33.31
vs. Kentucky
+$4,688
vs. state average
Total Employed
310
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$69,280
Annual Mean Wage$71,220
Hourly Median Wage$33.31
Hourly Mean Wage$34.24
Total Employed310
Area TypeMetropolitan 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →