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Ironworker Salary in Eugene

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 29, effective July 2025.

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Ironworkers Local 29 of Portland is the union local for ironworkers in Eugene; its jurisdiction takes in Oregon and southwest Washington. Oregon's prevailing wage rate law applies to public works.

Ironworkers Local 29 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$48.31
Effective July 2025
Base wage: $48.31/hr
Benefit contribution: $34.52/hr
Total package: $82.83/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$100,485
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$7,905
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 29 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 CenterPacific Northwest Ironworkers JATC Local 29
Address11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97220
Phone(503) 775-0877
Websiteiw29appr.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$92,580
+$29,800 vs. national
Median Hourly
$44.51
vs. Oregon
+$4,040
vs. state average
Total Employed
40
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$92,580
Annual Mean Wage$84,400
Hourly Median Wage$44.51
Hourly Mean Wage$40.58
Total Employed40
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Oregon, 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 →