Ironworker Salary in Albany, NY
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 12, effective July 2024.
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 12 is the union local for ironworkers in the Capital Region, with its hall and training center on Hemlock Street in Latham. New York's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.
- →Local 12's jurisdiction includes Albany County
Ironworkers Local 12 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective July 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 12 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 | Ironworkers Local 12 Training Center |
| Address | 17 Hemlock Street, Latham, NY 12110 |
| Phone | (518) 435-0470 |
| Website | ironworkers12.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 | $77,110 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $79,030 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $37.07 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $38.00 |
| Total Employed | 150 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in New York, 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 →