Ironworker Salary in Grand Rapids
Metro area wage data for structural iron and steel workers from the BLS OEWS program, May 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 25 is the union local for ironworkers in Grand Rapids. No negotiated structural ironworker rate is published for Kent County; the only negotiated ironworker rate there is for reinforcing work.
All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels
No union scale is published for this area yet. Ask the nearest local hall which agreement covers work here.
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 | $65,250 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $63,990 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $31.37 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $30.76 |
| Total Employed | 230 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Barton Malow Holdings
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Corunna High School
Corunna
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Dakota High School
Macomb
Up to six other metros in Michigan, 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 →