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Ironworker Salary in Portland, ME

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 7, effective September 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 7, based in Boston, is the union local for ironworkers in the Portland, Maine area; its members work across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Its Maine office and training facility are on Hinckley Road in Clinton. The same negotiated ironworker rate applies in Cumberland, Sagadahoc and York counties.

Ironworkers Local 7 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$33.65
Effective September 2025
Base wage: $33.65/hr
Benefit contribution: $26.27/hr
Total package: $59.92/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$69,992
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$6,262
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 7 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 CenterIron Workers Local 7, Maine
Address277 Hinckley Road, Clinton, ME 04927
Phone(207) 426-9555
Websiteiwlocal7.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$63,730
+$950 vs. national
Median Hourly
$30.64
vs. Maine
+$0
vs. state average
Total Employed
80
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$63,730
Annual Mean Wage$67,920
Hourly Median Wage$30.64
Hourly Mean Wage$32.66
Total Employed80
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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There is no other Maine 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.

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