Skilled Wages

Ironworker salary in Oklahoma

Median $22.92 an hour for 1,140 ironworkers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.92/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$47,660/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.17 – $30.6110th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,140Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Ironworker pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOklahoma: 10th $18.17 · 25th $21.51 · median $22.92 · 75th $28.05 · 90th $30.61Oklahoma$22.92$18.17$30.61United States: 10th $21.43 · 25th $23.98 · median $30.18 · 75th $39.74 · 90th $52.05United States$30.18
Hourly wage percentiles for ironworkers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 48th of 50 states for median ironworker pay, and 43rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.10). 1,140 ironworkers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.17 – $21.51$37,790 – $44,730roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.51 – $28.05$44,730 – $58,350the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.05 – $30.61$58,350 – $63,670the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Ironworker pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $25.57Tulsa$25.57Oklahoma City: $22.76Oklahoma City$22.76Fort Smith: $21.74Fort Smith$21.74
Median hourly wage for ironworkers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$22.15$25.57$28.67$33.0327012% above
Oklahoma City$19.28$22.76$25.18$31.584701% below
Fort Smith$15.00$21.74$25.31$26.67405% below

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

Ironworker wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.18United States$22.92Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for ironworkers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.33$29.62$17.19890
2000$11.84$22.14$17.921,170
2001$12.16$22.11$18.721,410
2002$13.30$23.80$19.551,320
2003$11.07$19.37$19.581,220
2004$16.40$27.95$20.40790
2005$18.55$30.58$19.51410
2006$18.97$30.29$19.46510
2007$16.26$25.25$20.26390
2008$13.97$20.89$20.68770
2009$12.92$19.39$21.40710
2010$14.34$21.17$21.42700
2011$14.74$21.10$21.97650
2012$16.68$23.39$22.18730
2013$18.45$25.50$22.36690
2014$19.66$26.74$23.17600
2015$18.94$25.73$24.28710
2016$18.24$24.47$24.911,060
2017$18.25$23.97$25.30980
2018$19.83$25.42$25.951,050
2019$19.93$25.10$26.461,150
2020$18.95$23.57$26.361,480
2021$22.97$27.29$28.151,260
2022$21.07$23.18$29.091,140
2023$22.01$23.26$30.17880
2024$23.00$23.61$30.14810
2025$22.92$22.92$30.181,140

In today's dollars, the median ironworker wage in Oklahoma changed by -10.9% over the last ten years of data and by -8.7% since 2019.

Are there more ironworker jobs in Oklahoma?

0.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.5× the US share, 10th of 49 states

BLS counted 1,140 ironworkers in Oklahoma in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 30%. 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 Oklahoma

+4.4%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
70Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
830Jobs in 2024860 projected for 2034
+3.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of ironworkers in the state to change by +4.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 830 to 860, with about 70 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 1,140 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for ironworkers in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay ironworkers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 75 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $49.48 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $21.30). 2 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Garfield County at $25.99). The market median for the state is $22.92.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $47.18 (union)Alfalfa: $49.48 (union)Atoka: $47.18 (union)Beaver: $49.48 (union)Beckham: $49.48 (union)Blaine: $49.48 (union)Bryan: $47.18 (union)Caddo: $49.48 (union)Canadian: $49.48 (union)Carter: $49.48 (union)Cherokee: $47.18 (union)Choctaw: $47.18 (union)Cimarron: $49.48 (union)Cleveland: $49.48 (union)Coal: $49.48 (union)Comanche: $49.48 (union)Cotton: $49.48 (union)Craig: $47.18 (union)Creek: $47.18 (union)Custer: $49.48 (union)Delaware: $47.18 (union)Dewey: $49.48 (union)Ellis: $49.48 (union)Garfield: $25.99 (survey)Garvin: $49.48 (union)Grady: $49.48 (union)Grant: $49.48 (union)Greer: $49.48 (union)Harmon: $49.48 (union)Harper: $49.48 (union)Haskell: $49.48 (union)Hughes: $49.48 (union)Jackson: $49.48 (union)Jefferson: $49.48 (union)Johnston: $49.48 (union)Kay: $49.48 (union)Kingfisher: $49.48 (union)Kiowa: $49.48 (union)Latimer: $49.48 (union)Le Flore: $47.18 (union)Lincoln: $49.48 (union)Logan: $49.48 (union)Love: $49.48 (union)McClain: $49.48 (union)McCurtain: $49.48 (union)McIntosh: $47.18 (union)Major: $49.48 (union)Marshall: $49.48 (union)Mayes: $47.18 (union)Murray: $16.61 (survey)Muskogee: $47.18 (union)Noble: $49.48 (union)Nowata: $47.18 (union)Okfuskee: $47.18 (union)Oklahoma: $49.48 (union)Okmulgee: $47.18 (union)Osage: $47.18 (union)Ottawa: $47.18 (union)Pawnee: $47.18 (union)Payne: $49.48 (union)Pittsburg: $49.48 (union)Pontotoc: $49.48 (union)Pottawatomie: $49.48 (union)Pushmataha: $49.48 (union)Roger Mills: $49.48 (union)Rogers: $47.18 (union)Seminole: $49.48 (union)Sequoyah: $47.18 (union)Stephens: $49.48 (union)Texas: $49.48 (union)Tillman: $49.48 (union)Tulsa: $47.18 (union)Wagoner: $47.18 (union)Washington: $47.18 (union)Washita: $49.48 (union)Woods: $49.48 (union)Woodward: $49.48 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$47.18survey 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)$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrCanadian (Oklahoma City): market median $22.76, prevailing (union) $49.48, gap +$26.72Canadian (Oklahoma City)+$26.72Comanche (Oklahoma): market median $22.92, prevailing (union) $49.48, gap +$26.56Comanche (Oklahoma)+$26.56Sequoyah (Fort Smith): market median $21.74, prevailing (union) $47.18, gap +$25.44Sequoyah (Fort Smith)+$25.44Creek (Tulsa): market median $25.57, prevailing (union) $47.18, gap +$21.61Creek (Tulsa)+$21.61
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for ironworkers, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlfalfaUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068
BeaverUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068
BeckhamUnion IRON0048-009 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260056
BlaineUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068
CaddoUnion IRON0048-009 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260070
CanadianUnion IRON0048-014 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260041
CarterUnion IRON0048-009 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260037
CimarronUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068
ClevelandUnion IRON0048-014 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260042
CoalUnion IRON0048-013 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260071
ComancheUnion IRON0048-014 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260043
CottonUnion IRON0048-009 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260070
CusterUnion IRON0048-009 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260057
DeweyUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068
EllisUnion IRON0048-012 2025-06-01$32.10$17.38$49.48OK20260068

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma?

The median ironworker in Oklahoma earned $22.92 an hour ($47,660 a year) in May 2025, 24% below the national median of $30.18. The middle half earn $21.51–$28.05; the top 10% earn more than $30.61.

Where does Oklahoma rank for ironworker pay?

Oklahoma ranks 48th of 50 states for ironworker pay, with a median of $22.92 an hour, and 43rd after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union ironworker rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for ironworkers in 75 counties, with a typical package of $49.48 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many ironworkers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 1,140 ironworkers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.51; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is ironworker work growing in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +4.4% growth for ironworkers between 2024 and 2034, from 830 to 860 jobs.

How many ironworker openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 70 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, Oklahoma 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: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.