How much do ironworkers make an hour in Baltimore, MD?

The median hourly wage is $34.23. The middle half earn between $30.68 and $37.01 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice ironworkers make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.94 an hour ($47,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.68.

How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $71,200 a year ($34.23 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $76,980–$79,290.

Do ironworkers make more in Baltimore or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $71,200 in Baltimore and $103,330 in Philadelphia, a 31% difference.

How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Baltimore median of $71,200 is 1% less than the Maryland median of $71,730.

Ironworker salary in Baltimore, MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Ironworkers in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $71,200 a year, or $34.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,290 a year. That's 1% less than the Maryland median of $71,730.

Median yearly pay$71,200

Bottom 10% under$47,720Top 10% over$79,290

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.94/hr
Jobs in this area: 300
After cost of living: $68,140
Median hourly pay: $34.23/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs Maryland median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12580, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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	$47,720–$63,810$22.94–$30.68/hr
Journeyman	$71,200$34.23/hr
Top earners	$76,980–$79,290$37.01–$38.12/hr

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

How Baltimore, MD compares

Baltimore ranks 2nd of 3 Maryland metro areas for ironworker pay.
Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Baltimore area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.50 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,290, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

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Questions

How much do ironworkers make in Baltimore, MD?: Ironworkers in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $71,200 a year, or $34.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,290 a year.
How much do ironworkers make an hour in Baltimore, MD?: The median hourly wage is $34.23. The middle half earn between $30.68 and $37.01 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice ironworkers make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.94 an hour ($47,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.68.
How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $71,200 a year ($34.23 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $76,980–$79,290.
Do ironworkers make more in Baltimore or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $71,200 in Baltimore and $103,330 in Philadelphia, a 31% difference.
How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Baltimore median of $71,200 is 1% less than the Maryland median of $71,730.

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 12580 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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 (104.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures