Ironworker salary in San Antonio, TX
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX area earn a median of $50,120 a year, or $24.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,290. Across all of Texas, the median is $52,240, so San Antonio pays 4% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.51/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 510
- After cost of living
- $52,920
- Median hourly pay
- $24.10/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −20%
- vs Texas median
- −4%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $40,580–$46,310$19.51–$22.26/hr | |
| Journeyman | $50,120$24.10/hr | |
| Top earners | $61,350–$71,290$29.49–$34.27/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How San Antonio, TX compares
- San Antonio ranks 8th of 13 Texas metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers hold about the same share of jobs in the San Antonio area as nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $71,290, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,580: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in San Antonio, TX?
- Ironworkers in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX area earn a median of $50,120 a year, or $24.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,290.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in San Antonio, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $24.10. The middle half earn between $22.26 and $29.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in San Antonio, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.51 an hour ($40,580 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.26.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in San Antonio, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $50,120 a year ($24.10 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,350–$71,290.
- Do ironworkers make more in San Antonio or Austin?
- Austin pays more: the median is $50,120 in San Antonio and $59,980 in Austin, a 16% difference.
- How does San Antonio pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The San Antonio median of $50,120 is 4% less 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 41700 (San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures