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Ironworker Salary in Rochester, NY

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 33, effective July 2025.

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Ironworkers Local 33 is the union local for ironworkers in Rochester, with its apprenticeship on Trabold Road. New York's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Ironworkers Local 33 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$35.75
Effective July 2025
Base wage: $35.75/hr
Benefit contribution: $30.80/hr
Total package: $66.55/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$74,360
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
-$1,860
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 33 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 33 JATC
Address650 Trabold Road, Rochester, NY 14624
Phone(585) 288-2630
Websiteironworkers33.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$76,220
+$13,440 vs. national
Median Hourly
$36.64
vs. New York
-$7,242
vs. state average
Total Employed
110
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$76,220
Annual Mean Wage$78,250
Hourly Median Wage$36.64
Hourly Mean Wage$37.62
Total Employed110
Area TypeMetropolitan 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →