Pay by state · 52 states
Structural Iron and Steel Worker Salary by State (2026)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers earn the most in Massachusetts at $120,840 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,780. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $120,840Massachusetts
- National median
- $62,780BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,620Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Structural Iron and Steel Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of structural iron and steel workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $120,840 | $110,910 | $124,040 | 2,050 | $114,262 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $113,220 | $104,410 | $124,640 | 1,060 | $104,058 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $107,660 | $79,810 | $120,170 | 850 | $100,605 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $101,850 | $81,750 | $120,640 | 2,740 | $101,893 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $99,860 | $97,400 | $111,170 | 290 | $90,822 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $98,320 | $84,700 | $98,320 | 360 | $96,128 |
| 7 | OROregon | $96,050 | $74,360 | $100,240 | 570 | $92,927 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $95,320 | $89,720 | $98,160 | 910 | $96,653 |
| 9 | WIWisconsin | $92,820 | $74,880 | $95,840 | 710 | $98,645 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $92,610 | $75,690 | $113,260 | 2,700 | $85,813 |
| 11 | PAPennsylvania | $82,970 | $66,390 | $103,920 | 1,610 | $85,035 |
| 12 | NDNorth Dakota | $82,120 | $61,820 | $83,990 | 270 | $92,312 |
| 13 | MOMissouri | $77,410 | $58,520 | $81,800 | 1,320 | $85,237 |
| 14 | IAIowa | $77,400 | $65,160 | $80,080 | N/A | $88,193 |
| 15 | AKAlaska | $76,970 | $74,880 | $92,650 | 120 | $75,196 |
| 16 | CACalifornia | $76,370 | $59,220 | $103,980 | 7,110 | $68,976 |
| 17 | OHOhio | $74,710 | $58,750 | $77,750 | 2,290 | $80,529 |
| 18 | IDIdaho | $72,750 | $56,200 | $75,150 | 500 | $76,183 |
| 19 | WVWest Virginia | $71,850 | $57,610 | $74,560 | 150 | $80,282 |
| 20 | MDMaryland | $71,730 | $59,710 | $78,660 | 710 | $68,341 |
| 21 | INIndiana | $70,130 | $56,830 | $80,770 | 2,750 | $75,143 |
| 22 | LALouisiana | $68,830 | $51,680 | $73,470 | 1,180 | $78,032 |
| 23 | MTMontana | $67,390 | $51,580 | $75,070 | 130 | $71,203 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $65,470 | $54,070 | $74,860 | 610 | $72,661 |
| 25 | KYKentucky | $64,060 | $56,480 | $76,570 | 990 | $71,052 |
| 26 | MIMichigan | $62,830 | $48,290 | $75,750 | 1,750 | $65,300 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $62,510 | $58,300 | $99,580 | 1,400 | $62,523 |
| 28 | CTConnecticut | $62,400 | $50,210 | $87,960 | 330 | $60,226 |
| 29 | MEMaine | $61,750 | $49,020 | $73,650 | 200 | $63,627 |
| 30 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $61,240 | $61,240 | $78,900 | 210 | $55,723 |
| 31 | VAVirginia | $60,260 | $51,280 | $64,980 | 2,300 | $59,602 |
| 32 | NHNew Hampshire | $59,920 | $51,790 | $66,560 | 220 | $57,524 |
| 33 | DEDelaware | $59,820 | $51,760 | $63,340 | 90 | $59,935 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $59,390 | $48,940 | $64,370 | 3,980 | $58,991 |
| 35 | COColorado | $58,830 | $50,460 | $71,980 | 860 | $57,088 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $58,560 | $48,450 | $63,100 | 260 | $65,018 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $58,250 | $47,470 | $65,510 | 1,630 | $58,919 |
| 38 | SDSouth Dakota | $57,050 | $48,000 | $60,330 | 440 | $64,401 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $56,750 | $48,320 | $66,240 | 1,240 | $61,772 |
| 40 | ALAlabama | $56,640 | $46,640 | $60,480 | 1,740 | $63,767 |
| 41 | FLFlorida | $55,700 | $45,420 | $64,650 | 2,730 | $53,861 |
| 42 | VTVermont | $55,640 | $48,250 | $62,410 | 50 | $56,800 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $52,240 | $47,120 | $62,360 | 9,700 | $53,824 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $50,750 | $46,030 | $60,560 | 660 | $54,134 |
| 45 | MSMississippi | $50,690 | $37,890 | $60,810 | 480 | $58,296 |
| 46 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,740 | $44,120 | $58,330 | 2,000 | $51,672 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $48,090 | $43,260 | $60,850 | 980 | $49,941 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $47,660 | $44,730 | $58,350 | 1,140 | $54,256 |
| 49 | WYWyoming | $47,480 | $46,460 | $59,280 | 80 | $51,224 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $45,510 | $36,860 | $56,230 | 1,080 | $52,348 |
| 51 | GUGuam | $33,660 | $33,600 | $35,850 | 150 | N/A |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,620 | $27,560 | $34,760 | 160 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $120,840, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $114,262.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Structural Iron and Steel Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Structural Iron and Steel Workers the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $120,840 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($113,220) and Washington ($107,660).
Which state pays Structural Iron and Steel Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $29,620 a year, $91,220 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Structural Iron and Steel Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $114,262 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $120,840. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.