Skilled Wages

Ironworker salary in Alaska

Median $37.01 an hour for 120 ironworkers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$37.01/hrMedian hourly wageAlaska, May data
$76,970/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$31.73 – $48.0710th to 90th percentilehourly range
120Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Ironworker pay in Alaska: the full range

Wage percentiles, AlaskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrAlaska: 10th $31.73 · 25th $36.00 · median $37.01 · 75th $44.54 · 90th $48.07Alaska$37.01$31.73$48.07United States: 10th $21.43 · 25th $23.98 · median $30.18 · 75th $39.74 · 90th $52.05United States$30.18
Hourly wage percentiles for ironworkers: Alaska vs United States, May 2025.

Alaska ranks 15th of 50 states for median ironworker pay, and 19th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $36.14). 120 ironworkers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$31.73 – $36.00$65,990 – $74,880roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$36.00 – $44.54$74,880 – $92,650the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$44.54 – $48.07$92,650 – $99,980the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Ironworker pay by metro in Alaska

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrAnchorage: $37.01Anchorage$37.01
Median hourly wage for ironworkers by metro area in Alaska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Anchorage$31.29$37.01$47.9790about the same as

Ironworker wages in Alaska over time

Alaska, 1999-2025AlaskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$5020002005201520202025$37.01Alaska$30.18United States
Median hourly wage for ironworkers, Alaska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearAlaska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.89$38.44$17.19120
2000$24.99$46.72$17.92120
2001$26.20$47.63$18.72—
2002$27.96$50.04$19.55200
2003$26.85$46.98$19.58260
2004$26.82$45.71$20.40260
2005$28.66$47.24$19.51240
2006$28.32$45.23$19.46280
2007$32.01$49.70$20.26160
2008$30.12$45.04$20.68120
2009——$21.40180
2011$29.65$42.44$21.97110
2012$30.78$43.16$22.18140
2013$31.18$43.09$22.36250
2014$29.12$39.60$23.17250
2015$31.57$42.88$24.28320
2016$32.28$43.30$24.91180
2017$33.30$43.74$25.30150
2018$34.48$44.21$25.95140
2019$35.89$45.20$26.46120
2020$37.11$46.16$26.36140
2021$29.02$34.48$28.1570
2022$29.88$32.87$29.0950
2023$35.47$37.48$30.17130
2024$39.08$40.11$30.14180
2025$37.01$37.01$30.18120

In today's dollars, the median ironworker wage in Alaska changed by -13.7% over the last ten years of data and by -18.1% since 2019.

Are there more ironworker jobs in Alaska?

0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 27th of 49 states

BLS counted 120 ironworkers in Alaska in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 25%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for ironworkers in Alaska

-1.1%Projected growth in Alaska2024–2034, state agency
10Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
90Jobs in 202490 projected for 2034
+3.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Alaska's labor market agency projects the number of ironworkers in the state to change by -1.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 90 to 90, with about 10 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +3.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 120 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Alaska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for ironworkers in Alaska

On federally funded construction in Alaska, contractors must pay ironworkers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 30 of the 30 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $86.46 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $37.01.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, AKAleutians East: $86.46 (union)Aleutians West: $86.46 (union)Anchorage: $86.46 (union)Bethel: $86.46 (union)Bristol Bay: $86.46 (union)Chugach: $86.46 (union)Copper River: $86.46 (union)Denali: $86.46 (union)Dillingham: $86.46 (union)Fairbanks North Star: $86.46 (union)Haines: $86.46 (union)Hoonah-Angoon: $86.46 (union)Juneau: $86.46 (union)Kenai Peninsula: $86.46 (union)Ketchikan Gateway: $86.46 (union)Kodiak Island: $86.46 (union)Kusilvak: $86.46 (union)Lake and Peninsula: $86.46 (union)Matanuska-Susitna: $86.46 (union)Nome: $86.46 (union)North Slope: $86.46 (union)Northwest Arctic: $86.46 (union)Petersburg: $86.46 (union)Prince of Wales-Hyder: $86.46 (union)Sitka: $86.46 (union)Skagway: $86.46 (union)Southeast Fairbanks: $86.46 (union)Wrangell: $86.46 (union)Yakutat: $86.46 (union)Yukon-Koyukuk: $86.46 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for ironworkers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Aleutians EastUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Aleutians WestUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
AnchorageUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
BethelUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Bristol BayUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
ChugachUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Copper RiverUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
DenaliUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
DillinghamUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Fairbanks North StarUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
HainesUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Hoonah-AngoonUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
JuneauUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Kenai PeninsulaUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001
Ketchikan GatewayUnion IRON0751-003 2025-07-01$46.98$39.48$86.46AK20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Alaska prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Alaska?

19.1kConstruction jobsAlaska, 2026-09
-5.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20265k10k15k20k25k30k1990199520002005201020152020202519kSep 2026
Construction employment in Alaska (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do ironworkers make in Alaska?

The median ironworker in Alaska earned $37.01 an hour ($76,970 a year) in May 2025, 23% above the national median of $30.18. The middle half earn $36.00–$44.54; the top 10% earn more than $48.07.

Where does Alaska rank for ironworker pay?

Alaska ranks 15th of 50 states for ironworker pay, with a median of $37.01 an hour, and 19th after adjusting for Alaska's cost of living (BEA price parity 102.4, US = 100).

What is the union ironworker rate in Alaska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for ironworkers in 30 counties, with a typical package of $86.46 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many ironworkers work in Alaska?

BLS counted 120 ironworkers in Alaska in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.82; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is ironworker work growing in Alaska?

Alaska's labor market agency projects -1.1% growth for ironworkers between 2024 and 2034, from 90 to 90 jobs.

How many ironworker openings a year are there in Alaska?

Alaska projects about 10 openings a year for ironworkers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 5,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alaska and metro areas, SOC 47-2221. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Alaska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.