Ironworker Salary in Providence
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 37, effective September 2025.
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Ironworkers Local 37 is the union local for ironworkers in the Providence area, with its apprenticeship committee on Waterman Avenue in East Providence. The same negotiated ironworker rate applies in every Rhode Island county.
- →The rate took effect in September 2025
Ironworkers Local 37 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 37 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 | Iron Workers Local Union No. 37 Joint Apprenticeship Committee |
| Address | 845 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 |
| Phone | (401) 438-1111 |
| Website | iwlocal37.com |
| 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 | $98,320 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $100,630 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $47.27 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $48.38 |
| Total Employed | 640 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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There is no other Rhode Island metro in our coverage. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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 →