Ironworker salary in Spokane, WA
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $82,660 a year, or $39.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,430. Statewide, ironworkers earn a median of $107,660; Spokane is 23% below it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.28/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 120
- After cost of living
- $82,370
- Median hourly pay
- $39.74/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +32%
- vs Washington median
- −23%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $40,100–$67,600$19.28–$32.50/hr | |
| Journeyman | $82,660$39.74/hr | |
| Top earners | $82,660–$95,430$39.74–$45.88/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Spokane, WA compares
- Spokane has the lowest ironworker median of the 5 Washington metro areas with published pay.
- Ironworkers hold about the same share of jobs in the Spokane area as nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $95,430, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,100: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Spokane, WA?
- Ironworkers in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $82,660 a year, or $39.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,430.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Spokane, WA?
- The median hourly wage is $39.74. The middle half earn between $32.50 and $39.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Spokane, WA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.28 an hour ($40,100 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $32.50.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Spokane, WA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $82,660 a year ($39.74 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $82,660–$95,430.
- Do ironworkers make more in Spokane or Seattle?
- Seattle pays more: the median is $82,660 in Spokane and $111,440 in Seattle, a 26% difference.
- How does Spokane pay compare with the rest of Washington?
- The Spokane median of $82,660 is 23% less than the Washington median of $107,660.
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 44060 (Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA). 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 (100.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures