Ironworker salary in Orlando, FL
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL area earn a median of $48,400 a year, or $23.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,270 a year. Across all of Florida, the median is $55,700, so Orlando pays 13% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.62/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 310
- After cost of living
- $47,720
- Median hourly pay
- $23.27/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −23%
- vs Florida median
- −13%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $36,650–$41,090$17.62–$19.76/hr | |
| Journeyman | $48,400$23.27/hr | |
| Top earners | $61,910–$73,270$29.76–$35.23/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Orlando, FL compares
- Orlando ranks 6th of 7 Florida metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Orlando area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.49 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $73,270, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,650: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Florida metro areas
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Orlando, FL?
- Ironworkers in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL area earn a median of $48,400 a year, or $23.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,270 a year.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Orlando, FL?
- The median hourly wage is $23.27. The middle half earn between $19.76 and $29.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Orlando, FL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.62 an hour ($36,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.76.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Orlando, FL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $48,400 a year ($23.27 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,910–$73,270.
- Do ironworkers make more in Orlando or Port St. Lucie?
- Port St. Lucie pays more: the median is $48,400 in Orlando and $61,120 in Port St. Lucie, a 21% difference.
- How does Orlando pay compare with the rest of Florida?
- The Orlando median of $48,400 is 13% less than the Florida median of $55,700.
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 36740 (Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL). 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 (101.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures