Ironworker salary in Corpus Christi, TX
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Corpus Christi, TX area earn a median of $57,440 a year, or $27.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,740. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $52,240; Corpus Christi is 10% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $20.29/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 330
- After cost of living
- $61,980
- Median hourly pay
- $27.61/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −9%
- vs Texas median
- +10%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $42,210–$46,310$20.29–$22.26/hr | |
| Journeyman | $57,440$27.61/hr | |
| Top earners | $57,440–$64,740$27.61–$31.13/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Corpus Christi, TX compares
- Corpus Christi ranks 5th of 13 Texas metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are more concentrated in the Corpus Christi area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.9 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $64,740, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Corpus Christi, TX?
- Ironworkers in the Corpus Christi, TX area earn a median of $57,440 a year, or $27.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,740.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Corpus Christi, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $27.61. The middle half earn between $22.26 and $27.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Corpus Christi, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.29 an hour ($42,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.26.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Corpus Christi, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,440 a year ($27.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $57,440–$64,740.
- Do ironworkers make more in Corpus Christi or Austin?
- Austin pays more: the median is $57,440 in Corpus Christi and $59,980 in Austin, a 4% difference.
- How does Corpus Christi pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The Corpus Christi median of $57,440 is 10% more than the Texas median of $52,240.
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 18580 (Corpus Christi, TX). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures