Skilled Wages

Ironworker salary in Mississippi

Median $24.37 an hour for 480 ironworkers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$24.37/hrMedian hourly wageMississippi, May data
$50,690/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$14.76 – $35.8310th to 90th percentilehourly range
480Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Ironworker pay in Mississippi: the full range

Wage percentiles, MississippiMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60/hrMississippi: 10th $14.76 · 25th $18.22 · median $24.37 · 75th $29.24 · 90th $35.83Mississippi$24.37$14.76$35.83United States: 10th $21.43 · 25th $23.98 · median $30.18 · 75th $39.74 · 90th $52.05United States$30.18
Hourly wage percentiles for ironworkers: Mississippi vs United States, May 2025.

Mississippi ranks 45th of 50 states for median ironworker pay, and 38th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $28.01). 480 ironworkers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$14.76 – $18.22$30,700 – $37,890roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.22 – $29.24$37,890 – $60,810the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.24 – $35.83$60,810 – $74,520the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Ironworker pay by metro in Mississippi

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrGulfport: $25.77Gulfport$25.77Memphis: $24.23Memphis$24.23
Median hourly wage for ironworkers by metro area in Mississippi, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Gulfport$20.43$25.77$28.63$36.09406% above
Memphis$17.47$24.23$26.28$34.202401% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Ironworker wages in Mississippi over time

Mississippi, 1999-2025MississippiUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.18United States$24.37Mississippi
Median hourly wage for ironworkers, Mississippi vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMississippi $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.65$24.45$17.19360
2000$12.47$23.31$17.92710
2001$13.36$24.29$18.72730
2002$13.73$24.57$19.551,050
2003$13.24$23.17$19.581,160
2004$12.96$22.09$20.40880
2005$14.05$23.16$19.51810
2006$13.98$22.33$19.46720
2007$13.19$20.48$20.26740
2008$13.87$20.74$20.68870
2009$15.21$22.82$21.401,030
2010$16.36$24.15$21.42960
2011$17.15$24.55$21.97960
2012$19.27$27.02$22.18720
2013$18.84$26.04$22.36680
2014$18.15$24.68$23.17830
2015$19.36$26.30$24.28630
2016$19.93$26.73$24.91600
2017$19.17$25.18$25.30440
2018$19.20$24.62$25.95540
2019$17.21$21.67$26.46550
2020$17.92$22.29$26.36640
2021$18.19$21.61$28.15540
2022$20.92$23.01$29.09290
2023$22.46$23.73$30.17320
2024$18.93$19.43$30.14510
2025$24.37$24.37$30.18480

In today's dollars, the median ironworker wage in Mississippi changed by -7.3% over the last ten years of data and by +12.4% since 2019.

Are there more ironworker jobs in Mississippi?

0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 21st of 49 states

BLS counted 480 ironworkers in Mississippi in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 17%. 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 Mississippi

+8.3%Projected growth in Mississippi2024–2034, state agency
50Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
530Jobs in 2024570 projected for 2034
+3.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Mississippi's labor market agency projects the number of ironworkers in the state to change by +8.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 530 to 570, with about 50 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +3.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 480 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for ironworkers in Mississippi

On federally funded construction in Mississippi, contractors must pay ironworkers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 34 of the 82 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $49.58 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $36.34). 48 of the 82 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Adams County at $36.34). The market median for the state is $24.37.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MSAdams: $36.34 (survey)Alcorn: $49.58 (union)Amite: $36.34 (survey)Attala: $49.58 (union)Benton: $18.96 (survey)Bolivar: $49.58 (union)Calhoun: $49.58 (union)Carroll: $49.58 (union)Chickasaw: $49.58 (union)Choctaw: $49.58 (union)Claiborne: $36.34 (survey)Clarke: $36.34 (survey)Clay: $49.58 (union)Coahoma: $49.58 (union)Copiah: $17.39 (survey)Covington: $36.34 (survey)DeSoto: $18.96 (survey)Forrest: $18.05 (survey)Franklin: $36.34 (survey)George: $36.34 (survey)Greene: $36.34 (survey)Grenada: $49.58 (union)Hancock: $18.05 (survey)Harrison: $18.51 (survey)Hinds: $17.39 (survey)Holmes: $49.58 (union)Humphreys: $49.58 (union)Issaquena: $36.34 (survey)Itawamba: $49.58 (union)Jackson: $18.05 (survey)Jasper: $36.34 (survey)Jefferson: $36.34 (survey)Jefferson Davis: $36.34 (survey)Jones: $36.34 (survey)Kemper: $36.34 (survey)Lafayette: $49.58 (union)Lamar: $18.05 (survey)Lauderdale: $36.34 (survey)Lawrence: $36.34 (survey)Leake: $36.34 (survey)Lee: $49.58 (union)Leflore: $49.58 (union)Lincoln: $36.34 (survey)Lowndes: $49.58 (union)Madison: $17.39 (survey)Marion: $36.34 (survey)Marshall: $18.96 (survey)Monroe: $49.58 (union)Montgomery: $49.58 (union)Neshoba: $36.34 (survey)Newton: $36.34 (survey)Noxubee: $49.58 (union)Oktibbeha: $49.58 (union)Panola: $49.58 (union)Pearl River: $36.34 (survey)Perry: $18.05 (survey)Pike: $36.34 (survey)Pontotoc: $49.58 (union)Prentiss: $49.58 (union)Quitman: $49.58 (union)Rankin: $17.69 (survey)Scott: $36.34 (survey)Sharkey: $36.34 (survey)Simpson: $17.39 (survey)Smith: $36.34 (survey)Stone: $36.34 (survey)Sunflower: $49.58 (union)Tallahatchie: $49.58 (union)Tate: $18.96 (survey)Tippah: $49.58 (union)Tishomingo: $49.58 (union)Tunica: $18.96 (survey)Union: $49.58 (union)Walthall: $36.34 (survey)Warren: $36.34 (survey)Washington: $49.58 (union)Wayne: $36.34 (survey)Webster: $49.58 (union)Wilkinson: $36.34 (survey)Winston: $49.58 (union)Yalobusha: $49.58 (union)Yazoo: $36.34 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$36.34survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for ironworkers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrHolmes (Mississippi): market median $24.37, prevailing (union) $49.58, gap +$25.21Holmes (Mississippi)+$25.21Stone (Gulfport): market median $25.77, prevailing (survey) $36.34, gap +$10.57Stone (Gulfport)+$10.57Benton (Memphis): market median $24.23, prevailing (survey) $18.96, gap −$5.27Benton (Memphis)−$5.27
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for ironworkers, metro counties in Mississippi.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlcornUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045
AttalaUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
BolivarUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
CalhounUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045
CarrollUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
ChickasawUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045
ChoctawUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045
ClayUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045
CoahomaUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
GrenadaUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
HolmesUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
HumphreysUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260046
ItawambaUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260040
LafayetteUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260041
LeeUnion IRON0167-012 2024-05-01$30.00$19.58$49.58MS20260045

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Mississippi prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Mississippi?

55.6kConstruction jobsMississippi, 2026-09
+3.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k30k40k50k60k70k1990199520002005201020152020202556kSep 2026
Construction employment in Mississippi (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 Mississippi?

The median ironworker in Mississippi earned $24.37 an hour ($50,690 a year) in May 2025, 19% below the national median of $30.18. The middle half earn $18.22–$29.24; the top 10% earn more than $35.83.

Where does Mississippi rank for ironworker pay?

Mississippi ranks 45th of 50 states for ironworker pay, with a median of $24.37 an hour, and 38th after adjusting for Mississippi's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.0, US = 100).

What is the union ironworker rate in Mississippi?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for ironworkers in 34 counties, with a typical package of $49.58 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many ironworkers work in Mississippi?

BLS counted 480 ironworkers in Mississippi in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.94; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is ironworker work growing in Mississippi?

Mississippi's labor market agency projects +8.3% growth for ironworkers between 2024 and 2034, from 530 to 570 jobs.

How many ironworker openings a year are there in Mississippi?

Mississippi projects about 50 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, Mississippi 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 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Mississippi labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.