Ironworker Salary in Appleton
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 8, effective June 2026.
How to become an ironworker →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Ironworkers Local 8 of Milwaukee is the union local for ironworkers in Appleton through its Northern Area, run from a sub office in Neenah; the Northern Area includes Outagamie County and northeast Wisconsin. Wisconsin has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.
Ironworkers Local 8 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 8 journeyman ironworker journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all ironworkers across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | Ironworkers Local 8 Apprenticeship Office |
| Address | 12034 West Adler Lane, Milwaukee, WI 53214 |
| Phone | (414) 476-9372 |
| Website | iwl8.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 | $93,960 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $84,590 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $45.17 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $40.67 |
| Total Employed | 80 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →