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Ironworker prevailing wage in City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

$95.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Journeyman [Iron Worker]

$53.00 base wage + $42.25 fringe benefits · Changed in this bulletin

City and County of Honolulu uses the same ironworker rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Hawaii public works in City and County of Honolulu, an ironworker working as journeyman [iron worker] must be paid at least $95.25 an hour: a $53.00 base wage plus $42.25 in fringe benefits.

Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026); this rate, effective September 14, 2026. Hawaii doesn't lock rates at bid: increases apply to contracts already under way from the date DLIR publishes them (HRS 104-2(b)(3)). Checked against labor.hawaii.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $53.00 + $42.25

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLIR prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$53.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$42.25
Total hourly rate, as printed$95.25

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon ironworker rate in City and County of Honolulu

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Hawaii's rates may not be lower than the Davis-Bacon rates for the same class on federal projects in the state (HRS 104-2(b)(2)).

We don't put a federal figure next to DLIR's here, because the federal determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
Building, Residential, Highway, HeavyIRONWORKERS A. EMPLOYEES WILL BE PAID $.50 PER HOUR MORE WHILE WORKING IN TUNNELS AND COFFER DAMS; $1.00 PER HOUR MORE WHEN REQUIRED TO WORK UNDER OR ARE …IRON0625-001$50.50 $93.96 HI20260001 Mod 4

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Hawaii Davis-Bacon changes

How City and County of Honolulu compares

The main ironworker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Hawaii

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. City and County of Honolulubase $53.00$95.25
  2. Kalawao Countybase $53.00$95.25
  3. Maui Countybase $53.00$95.25
  4. Kauai Countybase $53.00$95.25

Ironworker rates in nearby counties

Current DLIR rates. DLIR sets one statewide rate per class, "paid to the greatest number of those employed in the State" (HRS 104-2(b)(1)).

DLIR's ironworker rates for City and County of Honolulu are the same as in 4 other counties: Hawaii, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs City and County of Honolulu
City and County of HonoluluIron Worker: Journeyman [Iron Worker]$53.00 $95.25 
Kalawao CountyIron Worker: Journeyman [Iron Worker]$53.00 $95.25 same
Maui CountyIron Worker: Journeyman [Iron Worker]$53.00 $95.25 same
Kauai CountyIron Worker: Journeyman [Iron Worker]$53.00 $95.25 same
Hawaii CountyIron Worker: Journeyman [Iron Worker]$53.00 $95.25 same

Hawaii ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLIR's notes, in DLIR's words.

More from DLIR on this rate

All City and County of Honolulu prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your basic hourly rate to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with the total. Your employer must pay weekly, post the rates on site and give you a copy at hire (HRS 104-2(d)). Wage Standards Division, Oahu: (808) 586-8777.

Source

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Wage Rate Schedule HI-WRS511-71, issued September 14, 2026, effective September 14, 2026, page 3: labor.hawaii.gov/rs/files/2026/09/WRS511.pdf

We read every row of WRS 511, 512 and 513 and assemble the pages in force, then check every number with a second, separate PDF reader. Basic plus fringe equals DLIR's printed total on all rows. How we check · Download City and County of Honolulu as CSV · Report an error