Ironworker Salary in Houston
Metro area wage data for structural iron and steel workers from the BLS OEWS program, May 2025.
Wage figures reflect all ironworkers across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
Petrochemical and industrial facility work drive Houston's structural ironworker market.
Houston's ironworker market is driven heavily by petrochemical, refinery, and industrial facility construction alongside commercial development. Ironworkers Local 84 covers Harris County. Union density is limited outside of industrial sectors, and most smaller commercial structural work is non-union. Petrochemical and industrial facilities concentrate demand for ironworkers with specialty skills.
- →Ironworkers Local 84 — covers Harris County and Houston metro
- →Petrochemical and refinery work drives demand for industrial ironworkers
- →No state income tax partially offsets lower nominal wage
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 | $58,030 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $58,380 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $27.90 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.07 |
| Total Employed | 3,000 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2221 (Structural Iron and Steel Workers) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership
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