How much do ironworkers make an hour in Cleveland, OH?

The median hourly wage is $36.57. The middle half earn between $26.80 and $38.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice ironworkers make in Cleveland, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.00 an hour ($47,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.80.

How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Cleveland, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,060 a year ($36.57 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,810–$86,870.

Do ironworkers make more in Cleveland or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $76,060 in Cleveland and $76,920 in Columbus, a 1% difference.

How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Cleveland median of $76,060 is 2% more than the Ohio median of $74,710.

Ironworker salary in Cleveland, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Ironworkers in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $76,060 a year, or $36.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,870. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $74,710; Cleveland is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$76,060

Bottom 10% under$47,840Top 10% over$86,870

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 380
After cost of living: $80,980
Median hourly pay: $36.57/hr
vs U.S. median: +21%
vs Ohio median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17410, Cleveland, OH). 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	$47,840–$55,740$23.00–$26.80/hr
Journeyman	$76,060$36.57/hr
Top earners	$79,810–$86,870$38.37–$41.77/hr

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

How Cleveland, OH compares

Cleveland ranks 3rd of 6 Ohio metro areas for ironworker pay.
Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Cleveland area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.84 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $86,870, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Ohio metro areas

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Questions

How much do ironworkers make in Cleveland, OH?: Ironworkers in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $76,060 a year, or $36.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,870.
How much do ironworkers make an hour in Cleveland, OH?: The median hourly wage is $36.57. The middle half earn between $26.80 and $38.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice ironworkers make in Cleveland, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.00 an hour ($47,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.80.
How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Cleveland, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,060 a year ($36.57 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,810–$86,870.
Do ironworkers make more in Cleveland or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $76,060 in Cleveland and $76,920 in Columbus, a 1% difference.
How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Cleveland median of $76,060 is 2% more than the Ohio median of $74,710.

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 17410 (Cleveland, OH). 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures