Ironworker Salary in Detroit
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 25, effective June 2025.
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Ironworkers Local 25 is the union local for ironworkers in Detroit and Michigan's lower peninsula, with training centers in Wixom and Hudsonville. Michigan's prevailing wage law applies to public construction projects across the metro.
Ironworkers Local 25 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 25 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 | Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center |
| Address | 50490 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, MI 48393 |
| Phone | (248) 960-2130 |
| Website | ironworkers25.org |
| 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 | $62,870 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $63,340 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.23 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $30.45 |
| Total Employed | 930 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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No other Michigan metro has a published rate yet. 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 →