Ironworker Salary in Charlotte
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 848, effective July 2025.
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Ironworkers Local 848, based in North Charleston, South Carolina, is the union local for ironworkers in Charlotte, and runs a North Carolina union hall and training center on Interstate Street in Charlotte. The same negotiated ironworker rate applies in Mecklenburg and six surrounding North Carolina counties of the metro.
Ironworkers Local 848 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 848 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 848 North Carolina Facility |
| Address | 2967 Interstate Street, Charlotte, NC 28208 |
| Phone | (980) 335-0413 |
| Website | ironworkers848.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 | $48,290 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $53,000 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $23.22 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $25.48 |
| Total Employed | 550 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in North Carolina, 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 →