Ironworker salary in Greenville, SC
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Greenville–Anderson–Greer, SC area earn a median of $53,450 a year, or $25.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $67,610. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $50,750; Greenville is 5% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $18.19/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 150
- After cost of living
- $57,310
- Median hourly pay
- $25.70/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −15%
- vs South Carolina median
- +5%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $37,840–$49,260$18.19–$23.69/hr | |
| Journeyman | $53,450$25.70/hr | |
| Top earners | $58,000–$67,610$27.89–$32.50/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Greenville, SC compares
- Greenville ranks 3rd of 5 South Carolina metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are less concentrated in the Greenville area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.80 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $67,610, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Greenville, SC?
- Ironworkers in the Greenville–Anderson–Greer, SC area earn a median of $53,450 a year, or $25.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $67,610.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Greenville, SC?
- The median hourly wage is $25.70. The middle half earn between $23.69 and $27.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Greenville, SC?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.19 an hour ($37,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.69.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Greenville, SC?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $53,450 a year ($25.70 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,000–$67,610.
- Do ironworkers make more in Greenville or Charleston?
- Charleston pays more: the median is $53,450 in Greenville and $57,780 in Charleston, a 7% difference.
- How does Greenville pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?
- The Greenville median of $53,450 is 5% more than the South Carolina median of $50,750.
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 24860 (Greenville-Anderson-Greer, 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 (93.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures