How much do ironworkers make an hour in Denver, CO?

The median hourly wage is $28.88. The middle half earn between $25.72 and $35.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice ironworkers make in Denver, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.97 an hour ($49,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.72.

How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Denver, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,080 a year ($28.88 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $73,610–$83,430.

Do ironworkers make more in Denver or Fort Collins?

Fort Collins pays more: the median is $60,080 in Denver and $62,670 in Fort Collins, a 4% difference.

How does Denver pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Denver median of $60,080 is 2% more than the Colorado median of $58,830.

Ironworker salary in Denver, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Ironworkers in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO area earn a median of $60,080 a year, or $28.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $83,430. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $58,830; Denver is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$60,080

Bottom 10% under$49,850Top 10% over$83,430

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.97/hr
Jobs in this area: 480
After cost of living: $56,800
Median hourly pay: $28.88/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Colorado median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19740, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO). 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	$49,850–$53,500$23.97–$25.72/hr
Journeyman	$60,080$28.88/hr
Top earners	$73,610–$83,430$35.39–$40.11/hr

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

How Denver, CO compares

Denver ranks 2nd of 4 Colorado metro areas for ironworker pay.
Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Denver area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.68 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,430, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

How much do ironworkers make in Denver, CO?: Ironworkers in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO area earn a median of $60,080 a year, or $28.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $83,430.
How much do ironworkers make an hour in Denver, CO?: The median hourly wage is $28.88. The middle half earn between $25.72 and $35.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice ironworkers make in Denver, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.97 an hour ($49,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.72.
How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Denver, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,080 a year ($28.88 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $73,610–$83,430.
Do ironworkers make more in Denver or Fort Collins?: Fort Collins pays more: the median is $60,080 in Denver and $62,670 in Fort Collins, a 4% difference.
How does Denver pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Denver median of $60,080 is 2% more than the Colorado median of $58,830.

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 19740 (Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO). 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 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures