Salary Data/Ironworker by State/Mid-Atlantic/New York/Buffalo

Ironworker Salary in Buffalo

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 6, effective July 2024.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Market Context

Ironworkers Local 6 is the union local for ironworkers in Buffalo, with its hall and apprenticeship on Orchard Park Road. New York's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

→Local 6's jurisdiction includes Erie County and western New York

Union Scale

Ironworkers Local 6 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$35.49

Effective July 2024

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

Base wage: $35.49/hr

Benefit contribution: $32.30/hr

Total package: $67.79/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$73,819

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

-$2,601

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 6 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	Ironworkers Local 6 Apprenticeship
Address	196 Orchard Park Road, Buffalo, NY 14224
Phone	(716) 876-4744
Website	ironworkerslocal6.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$76,420

+$13,640 vs. national

Median Hourly

$36.74

vs. New York

-$7,042

vs. state average

Total Employed

210

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

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	$76,420
Annual Mean Wage	$77,150
Hourly Median Wage	$36.74
Hourly Mean Wage	$37.09
Total Employed	210
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in New York

Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) - University at Buffalo
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Union Rates in New York and Within 300 Miles

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.

Ironworkers Local 33

Rochester, NY

$35.75/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2025

Ironworkers Local 12

Albany, NY