Ironworker salary in Augusta, GA-SC
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $56,900 a year, or $27.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,750. That's 18% more than the Georgia median of $48,090.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.49/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 80
- After cost of living
- $61,910
- Median hourly pay
- $27.35/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −9%
- vs Georgia median
- +18%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $40,540–$48,430$19.49–$23.28/hr | |
| Journeyman | $56,900$27.35/hr | |
| Top earners | $61,870–$71,750$29.75–$34.50/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Augusta, GA-SC compares
- Augusta ranks 2nd of 3 Georgia metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Augusta area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $71,750, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,540: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Augusta, GA-SC?
- Ironworkers in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $56,900 a year, or $27.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,750.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Augusta, GA-SC?
- The median hourly wage is $27.35. The middle half earn between $23.28 and $29.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Augusta, GA-SC?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.49 an hour ($40,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.28.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Augusta, GA-SC?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $56,900 a year ($27.35 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,870–$71,750.
- Do ironworkers make more in Augusta or Chattanooga?
- Chattanooga pays more: the median is $56,900 in Augusta and $61,880 in Chattanooga, a 8% difference.
- How does Augusta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?
- The Augusta median of $56,900 is 18% more than the Georgia median of $48,090.
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 12260 (Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC). 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 (91.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures