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Ironworker Salary in Billings

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 732, effective June 2024.

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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 732 is the union local for ironworkers in Billings, with a Montana office in East Helena alongside its hall in Pocatello, Idaho. Structural, reinforcing and ornamental ironwork share one combined rate here.

Ironworkers Local 732 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$36.83
Effective June 2024

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $36.83/hr
Benefit contribution: $25.30/hr
Total package: $62.13/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$76,606
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$7,576
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 732 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 732 Montana Office
Address2 Oak Ave, East Helena, MT 59635
Phone(208) 232-4873
Websiteiw732.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$69,030
+$6,250 vs. national
Median Hourly
$33.19
vs. Montana
+$0
vs. state average
Total Employed
60
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$69,030
Annual Mean Wage$65,280
Hourly Median Wage$33.19
Hourly Mean Wage$31.39
Total Employed60
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →