Salary Data/Ironworker by State/Midwest/Wisconsin/Madison

Ironworker Salary in Madison

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 383, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

Ironworkers Local 383 is the union local for ironworkers in Madison; its jurisdiction includes Dane County and south central Wisconsin, and its hall and training center are on Manufacturers Drive. Wisconsin has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

Union Scale

Ironworkers Local 383 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$44.00

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $44.00/hr

Benefit contribution: $32.66/hr

Total package: $76.66/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$91,520

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

-$940

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 383 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	Ironworkers Local 383 Hall and Training Center
Address	5501 Manufacturers Drive, Madison, WI 53704
Phone	(608) 256-3162
Website	iron383.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$92,460

+$29,680 vs. national

Median Hourly

$44.45

vs. Wisconsin

+$308

vs. state average

Total Employed

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

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	$92,460
Annual Mean Wage	$86,060
Hourly Median Wage	$44.45
Hourly Mean Wage	$41.37
Total Employed	70
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Wisconsin

Madison MC3
Madison
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WRTP/Big Step
Madison
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Boys and Girls Club of Dane County - High School Program
Fitchburg
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Other Ironworker Markets in Wisconsin

South Central Wisconsin (Non-Metro)

$91,140

Non-Metro

Western Wisconsin (Non-Metro)

$79,460

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Wisconsin and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Wisconsin, 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.

Ironworkers Local 8

Milwaukee

$49.50/hr

Journey-level · CBA rate

Journey-level · CBA rate

Effective June 2026

Ironworkers Local 89

Cedar Rapids