How much do ironworkers make an hour in Manchester, NH?

The median hourly wage is $28.81. The middle half earn between $25.51 and $30.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice ironworkers make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.32 an hour ($48,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.51.

How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $59,920 a year ($28.81 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,570–$70,290.

Do ironworkers make more in Manchester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $59,920 in Manchester and $120,840 in Boston, a 50% difference.

How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?

The Manchester median of $59,920 is about the same as the New Hampshire median of $59,920.

Ironworker salary in Manchester, NH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Ironworkers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $59,920 a year, or $28.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,290. That's about the same as the New Hampshire median of $59,920.

Median yearly pay$59,920

Bottom 10% under$48,500Top 10% over$70,290

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.32/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $56,710
Median hourly pay: $28.81/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs New Hampshire median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31700, Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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	$48,500–$53,060$23.32–$25.51/hr
Journeyman	$59,920$28.81/hr
Top earners	$62,570–$70,290$30.08–$33.80/hr

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

How Manchester, NH compares

Ironworkers are more concentrated in the Manchester area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,290, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,500: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Hampshire metro areas

Boston–Cambridge–Newton$120,840

Other trades in Manchester, NH

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer

Questions

How much do ironworkers make in Manchester, NH?: Ironworkers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $59,920 a year, or $28.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,290.
How much do ironworkers make an hour in Manchester, NH?: The median hourly wage is $28.81. The middle half earn between $25.51 and $30.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice ironworkers make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.32 an hour ($48,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.51.
How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $59,920 a year ($28.81 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,570–$70,290.
Do ironworkers make more in Manchester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $59,920 in Manchester and $120,840 in Boston, a 50% difference.
How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?: The Manchester median of $59,920 is about the same as the New Hampshire median of $59,920.

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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures