How much do ironworkers make an hour in Sacramento, CA?

The median hourly wage is $37.39. The middle half earn between $29.33 and $49.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice ironworkers make in Sacramento, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.02 an hour ($52,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.33.

How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Sacramento, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,760 a year ($37.39 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $103,420–$111,630.

Do ironworkers make more in Sacramento or San Jose?

San Jose pays more: the median is $77,760 in Sacramento and $109,440 in San Jose, a 29% difference.

How does Sacramento pay compare with the rest of California?

The Sacramento median of $77,760 is 2% more than the California median of $76,370.

Ironworker salary in Sacramento, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Ironworkers in the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA area earn a median of $77,760 a year, or $37.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $111,630. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $76,370; Sacramento is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$77,760

Bottom 10% under$52,040Top 10% over$111,630

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $25.02/hr
Jobs in this area: 450
After cost of living: $72,900
Median hourly pay: $37.39/hr
vs U.S. median: +24%
vs California median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40900, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA). Excludes self-employed ironworkers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$52,040–$61,010$25.02–$29.33/hr
Journeyman	$77,760$37.39/hr
Top earners	$103,420–$111,630$49.72–$53.67/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Sacramento, CA compares

Sacramento ranks 7th of 15 California metro areas for ironworker pay.
Ironworkers hold about the same share of jobs in the Sacramento area as nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $111,630, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $52,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other California metro areas

Other trades in Sacramento, CA

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Questions

How much do ironworkers make in Sacramento, CA?: Ironworkers in the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA area earn a median of $77,760 a year, or $37.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $111,630.
How much do ironworkers make an hour in Sacramento, CA?: The median hourly wage is $37.39. The middle half earn between $29.33 and $49.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice ironworkers make in Sacramento, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.02 an hour ($52,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.33.
How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Sacramento, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,760 a year ($37.39 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $103,420–$111,630.
Do ironworkers make more in Sacramento or San Jose?: San Jose pays more: the median is $77,760 in Sacramento and $109,440 in San Jose, a 29% difference.
How does Sacramento pay compare with the rest of California?: The Sacramento median of $77,760 is 2% more than the California median of $76,370.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2221 (Structural Iron and Steel Workers), area code 40900 (Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed ironworkers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (106.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures