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Colorado ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado runs from $51.71 an hour in Yuma County to $52.00 in City of Denver schedules. The median county is $51.71.

Main ironworker classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Conejos County ironworker: $51.71 per hourJackson County ironworker: $51.71 per hourArchuleta County ironworker: $51.71 per hourWashington County ironworker: $51.71 per hourGarfield County ironworker: $51.71 per hourRio Grande County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMorgan County ironworker: $51.71 per hourElbert County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMontrose County ironworker: $51.71 per hourOtero County ironworker: $51.71 per hourTeller County ironworker: $51.71 per hourPhillips County ironworker: $51.71 per hourYuma County ironworker: $51.71 per hourPueblo County ironworker: $51.71 per hourAlamosa County ironworker: $51.71 per hourBaca County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMontezuma County ironworker: $51.71 per hourArapahoe County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMineral County ironworker: $51.71 per hourDolores County ironworker: $51.71 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $51.71 per hourDelta County ironworker: $51.71 per hourGrand County ironworker: $51.71 per hourSaguache County ironworker: $51.71 per hourSummit County ironworker: $51.71 per hourGunnison County ironworker: $51.71 per hourCostilla County ironworker: $51.71 per hourWeld County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLas Animas County ironworker: $51.71 per hourRoutt County ironworker: $51.71 per hourDouglas County ironworker: $51.71 per hourRio Blanco County ironworker: $51.71 per hourBroomfield County ironworker: $51.71 per hourDenver County ironworker: $51.71 per hourBoulder County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLarimer County ironworker: $51.71 per hourCrowley County ironworker: $51.71 per hourCuster County ironworker: $51.71 per hourEl Paso County ironworker: $51.71 per hourGilpin County ironworker: $51.71 per hourHuerfano County ironworker: $51.71 per hourOuray County ironworker: $51.71 per hourCheyenne County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMoffat County ironworker: $51.71 per hourPitkin County ironworker: $51.71 per hourProwers County ironworker: $51.71 per hourSan Juan County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLa Plata County ironworker: $51.71 per hourHinsdale County ironworker: $51.71 per hourKit Carson County ironworker: $51.71 per hourSan Miguel County ironworker: $51.71 per hourClear Creek County ironworker: $51.71 per hourKiowa County ironworker: $51.71 per hourPark County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLake County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLincoln County ironworker: $51.71 per hourAdams County ironworker: $51.71 per hourEagle County ironworker: $51.71 per hourLogan County ironworker: $51.71 per hourSedgwick County ironworker: $51.71 per hourChaffee County ironworker: $51.71 per hourFremont County ironworker: $51.71 per hourMesa County ironworker: $51.71 per hourBent County ironworker: $51.71 per hour
$51$51$51$51$51$51Ironworker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Colorado?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 17 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. City of Denver schedules1 county$52.00
  2. La Plata County group28 counties$51.71
  3. Morgan County group9 counties$51.71
  4. Otero County group9 counties$51.71
  5. Elbert County group2 counties$51.71
  6. Adams County1 county$51.71
  7. Arapahoe County1 county$51.71
  8. Boulder County1 county$51.71
  9. Broomfield County1 county$51.71
  10. Clear Creek County1 county$51.71
  11. Denver County1 county$51.71
  12. Douglas County1 county$51.71
  13. El Paso County1 county$51.71
  14. Garfield County1 county$51.71
  15. Jefferson County1 county$51.71
  16. Larimer County1 county$51.71
  17. Mesa County1 county$51.71
  18. Park County1 county$51.71
  19. Pueblo County1 county$51.71
  20. Teller County1 county$51.71
  21. Weld County1 county$51.71

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
City of Denver schedulesIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL/ORNAMENTAL$52.00 $39.21 
La Plata County group, 28 localities: Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Fremont, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, La Plata, Lake, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, SummitIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Morgan County group, 9 localities: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, YumaIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Otero County group, 9 localities: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, ProwersIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, GilpinIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Adams CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Arapahoe CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Boulder CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Broomfield CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Clear Creek CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Denver CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Douglas CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
El Paso CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Garfield CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Jefferson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Larimer CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Mesa CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Park CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Pueblo CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Teller CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 
Weld CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.71 $39.21 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 17 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Colorado ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in El Paso County?

$51.71 an hour: a $39.21 base wage plus $12.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260022, modification 1. Overtime and every ironworker classification in El Paso County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In El Paso County the $51.71 total is a $39.21 base wage plus $12.50 in fringe benefits, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker prevailing wage pay overtime in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice ironworkers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same ironworker rate?

DOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 65 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 21 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 28 counties (the La Plata County group).