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Ironworker Salary in Greensboro

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 Greensboro, and runs its North Carolina union hall and training center on Interstate Street in Charlotte. The same negotiated ironworker rate applies in Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties.

Ironworkers Local 848 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$29.75
Effective July 2025
Base wage: $29.75/hr
Benefit contribution: $18.00/hr
Total package: $47.75/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$61,880
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$12,390
Union scale vs. all-worker median

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 CenterIronworkers Local 848 North Carolina Facility
Address2967 Interstate Street, Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone(980) 335-0413
Websiteironworkers848.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$49,490
-$13,290 vs. national
Median Hourly
$23.79
vs. North Carolina
-$83
vs. state average
Total Employed
170
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$49,490
Annual Mean Wage$53,190
Hourly Median Wage$23.79
Hourly Mean Wage$25.57
Total Employed170
Area TypeMetropolitan 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.

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