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.
Wage figures reflect all ironworkers across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
Auto industry facility work and Michigan's industrial base anchor Detroit's ironworker market.
The Detroit metro ironworker market is covered by Local 25, serving the lower peninsula of Michigan with training centers in Wixom and Hudsonville. Industrial and commercial construction tied to automotive manufacturing, EV transition facilities, and logistics sustain demand. Michigan's prevailing wage law covers public construction projects across the metro.
- →Ironworkers Local 25 — 50490 Pontiac Trail, Wixom MI 48393, (248) 960-2130
- →Automotive and EV manufacturing facilities drive industrial ironworker demand
- →Michigan Prevailing Wage Act on public construction
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 | No minimum |
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 |
Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2221 (Structural Iron and Steel Workers) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership
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