Structural Iron and Steel Workers Salary in the US
A structural iron and steel workers earns a national median of $62,780 a year (mean $70,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #389 of 825.
How much does a structural iron and steel workers earn in the US?
A structural iron and steel workers in the United States earns a median of $62,780 a year (mean $70,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 68,380 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2221), ranked #389 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,780
per year
Mean
$70,280
per year
Employment
68,380
US workers
National rank
#389
of 825 by median
What a structural iron and steel workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a structural iron and steel workers (SOC 47-2221) earns a median annual wage of $62,780 and a mean (average) of $70,280. The median is the midpoint — half of structural iron and steel workers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a structural iron and steel workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for structural iron and steel workers is $62,780, and the mean (average) is $70,280. The median is the midpoint — half of structural iron and steel workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does structural iron and steel workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,780, a structural iron and steel workers earns 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many structural iron and steel workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 68,380 structural iron and steel workers employed nationally (SOC 47-2221), across all industries.
- Where does this structural iron and steel workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-2221. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-2221 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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