Ironworker Salary in Richmond
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 28, effective May 2024.
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Ironworkers Local 28 is the union local for ironworkers in Richmond; its jurisdiction includes Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and the City of Richmond, and its hall and training facility are on Oak Lake Boulevard in Midlothian. The rate shown is Henrico County's, because no rate is published for the City of Richmond itself.
Ironworkers Local 28 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective May 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 28 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 28 |
| Address | 2831 Oak Lake Blvd., Midlothian, VA 23112 |
| Phone | (804) 716-2244 |
| Website | ironworkers28.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 | $60,260 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $58,260 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.97 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.01 |
| Total Employed | N/A |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
No other Virginia metro has a published rate yet. 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 →