Ironworker salary in Toledo, OH
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $74,710 a year, or $35.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,160. Across all of Ohio, the median is $74,710, so Toledo pays about the same as the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $27.16/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 220
- After cost of living
- $81,690
- Median hourly pay
- $35.92/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +19%
- vs Ohio median
- 0%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $56,490–$60,230$27.16–$28.96/hr | |
| Journeyman | $74,710$35.92/hr | |
| Top earners | $76,770–$78,160$36.91–$37.58/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Toledo, OH compares
- Toledo ranks 5th of 6 Ohio metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are more concentrated in the Toledo area than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $78,160, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $56,490: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Toledo, OH?
- Ironworkers in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $74,710 a year, or $35.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,160.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Toledo, OH?
- The median hourly wage is $35.92. The middle half earn between $28.96 and $36.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Toledo, OH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.16 an hour ($56,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.96.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Toledo, OH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,710 a year ($35.92 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $76,770–$78,160.
- Do ironworkers make more in Toledo or Columbus?
- Columbus pays more: the median is $74,710 in Toledo and $76,920 in Columbus, a 3% difference.
- How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?
- The Toledo median of $74,710 is about the same as 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 45780 (Toledo, 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 (91.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures