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Iowa ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa runs from $23.43 an hour in Wayne County to $68.49 in Clinton County. The median county is $59.98.

Ironworker rate in each Iowa county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

99 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adair CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260029 Mod 1
Adair CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Adams CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260030 Mod 1
Adams CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Allamakee CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260031 Mod 1
Allamakee CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Appanoose CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260032 Mod 1
Appanoose CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Audubon CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260033 Mod 1
Audubon CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Benton CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260078 Mod 1
Benton CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Black Hawk CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260062 Mod 1
Black Hawk CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Boone CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260034 Mod 1
Boone CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Bremer CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260063 Mod 1
Bremer CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Buchanan CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Buchanan CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Buena Vista CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Buena Vista CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Butler CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Butler CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Calhoun CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Carroll CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260035 Mod 1
Carroll CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Cass CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Cass County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260058 Mod 1
Cass CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Cass County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Cedar CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260036 Mod 1
Cedar CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Cerro Gordo CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260037 Mod 1
Cerro Gordo CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Cherokee CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Cherokee CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Chickasaw CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Chickasaw CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Clarke CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Cass County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260058 Mod 1
Clarke CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Cass County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Clay CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Clay CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Clayton CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260059 Mod 1
Clayton CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Clinton CountyIRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)
$37.50 $30.99 $68.49 Jul 1, 2024IA20260038 Mod 1
Clinton CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Crawford CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260039 Mod 2
Crawford CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Dallas CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$37.80 $23.54 $61.34 May 1, 2025IA20260064 Mod 1
Dallas CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 1 (The Counties of Polk, Warren, and Dallas for all Crafts, and Linn County Carpenters only.)
$33.03 $20.72 $53.75 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Davis CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260040 Mod 1
Davis CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Decatur CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Decatur CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Delaware CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260059 Mod 1
Delaware CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Des Moines CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260041 Mod 1
Des Moines CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Dickinson CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260042 Mod 1
Dickinson CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Dubuque CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260065 Mod 1
Dubuque CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 4 (Story, Black Hawk, Cedar, Jasper, Jones, Jackson, Louisa, Madison, and Marion Counties; Clinton County (except the City of Clinton), Johnson County, Muscatine County (except the City of Muscatine), the City of Council Bluffs, Lee County and Des Moines County.)
$29.49 $20.21 $49.70 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Emmet CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Emmet CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Fayette CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Fayette CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Floyd CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260043 Mod 1
Floyd CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Franklin CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Franklin CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Fremont CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Fremont CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Greene CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Greene CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Grundy CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260066 Mod 1
Grundy CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Guthrie CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING
$37.50 $30.99 $68.49 Jul 1, 2024IA20260079 Mod 1
Guthrie CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Hamilton CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Hamilton CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Hancock CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Hancock CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Hardin CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Hardin CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Harrison CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$38.82 $17.04 $55.86 Jun 1, 2025IA20260067 Mod 1
Harrison CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Henry CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Henry CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Howard CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260044 Mod 1
Howard CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Humboldt CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Humboldt CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Ida CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Ida CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Iowa CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260045 Mod 1
Iowa CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Jackson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Jackson County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Jackson CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Jackson County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Jasper CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260046 Mod 1
Jasper CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Jefferson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Johnson CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260068 Mod 1
Johnson CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Jones CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260078 Mod 1
Jones CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Keokuk CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Keokuk CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Kossuth CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Kossuth CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Lee CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL
$36.30 $25.80 $62.10 Jun 1, 2025IA20260047 Mod 1
Lee CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Linn CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260069 Mod 1
Linn CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 1 (The Counties of Polk, Warren, and Dallas for all Crafts, and Linn County Carpenters only.)
$33.03 $20.72 $53.75 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Louisa CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Jackson County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Louisa CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Jackson County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Lucas CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Lucas CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Lyon CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Lyon CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Madison CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING
$37.50 $30.99 $68.49 Jul 1, 2024IA20260079 Mod 1
Madison CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Mahaska CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Mahaska CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Marion CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260048 Mod 1
Marion CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Marshall CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260049 Mod 1
Marshall CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Mills CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$38.82 $17.04 $55.86 Jun 1, 2025IA20260070 Mod 1
Mills CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Mitchell CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Mitchell CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Monona CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Monona CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Monroe CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Monroe CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Montgomery CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Muscatine CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260050 Mod 1
Muscatine CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
O'Brien CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
O'Brien CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Osceola CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Osceola CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Page CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260051 Mod 1
Page CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Palo Alto CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Palo Alto CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Plymouth CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Plymouth CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Pocahontas CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Polk CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$37.80 $23.54 $61.34 May 1, 2025IA20260071 Mod 1
Polk CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 1 (The Counties of Polk, Warren, and Dallas for all Crafts, and Linn County Carpenters only.)
$33.03 $20.72 $53.75 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Pottawattamie CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$38.82 $17.04 $55.86 Jun 1, 2025IA20260072 Mod 1
Pottawattamie CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Poweshiek CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260052 Mod 1
Poweshiek CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Ringgold CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Ringgold CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Sac CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Sac CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Scott CountyIRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)
$37.50 $30.99 $68.49 Jul 1, 2024IA20260073 Mod 1
Scott CountyIRONWORKER
$37.50 $30.99 $68.49 Jul 1, 2024IA20260001 Mod 2
Shelby CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Shelby CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Sioux CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260053 Mod 1
Sioux CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Story CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$37.80 $23.54 $61.34 May 1, 2025IA20260074 Mod 1
Story CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Tama CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Tama CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Taylor CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Taylor CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Union CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260054 Mod 1
Union CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Van Buren CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Mahaska County group
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Van Buren CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Mahaska County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Wapello CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL
$25.29 $15.89 $41.18 May 18, 2026IA20260055 Mod 1
Wapello CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Warren CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$37.80 $23.54 $61.34 May 1, 2025IA20260075 Mod 1
Warren CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 1 (The Counties of Polk, Warren, and Dallas for all Crafts, and Linn County Carpenters only.)
$33.03 $20.72 $53.75 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Washington CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260076 Mod 1
Washington CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Wayne CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · Shelby County group
$23.43 $0.00 $23.43 May 18, 2026IA20260060 Mod 1
Wayne CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Shelby County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Webster CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260056 Mod 1
Webster CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Winnebago CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Winnebago CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Winneshiek CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Winneshiek CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Woodbury CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL
$32.14 $15.91 $48.05 May 1, 2025IA20260077 Mod 1
Woodbury CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.)
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Worth CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Buchanan County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Worth CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Buchanan County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4
Wright CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · Plymouth County group
$35.53 $24.45 $59.98 May 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Wright CountyIRONWORKER (SETTING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL) ZONE 2 (The Counties of Dubuque for all Crafts and Linn County for all Crafts except Carpenters.) · Plymouth County group
$31.32 $21.11 $52.43 May 13, 2026IA20260028 Mod 4

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.

Black Hawk County ironworker: $59.98 per hourHancock County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWapello County ironworker: $41.18 per hourCedar County ironworker: $41.18 per hourHoward County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWarren County ironworker: $61.34 per hourWayne County ironworker: $23.43 per hourMarshall County ironworker: $41.18 per hourFranklin County ironworker: $59.98 per hourDelaware County ironworker: $59.98 per hourBuchanan County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWebster County ironworker: $59.98 per hourBoone County ironworker: $23.43 per hourRinggold County ironworker: $23.43 per hourShelby County ironworker: $23.43 per hourUnion County ironworker: $23.43 per hourAdams County ironworker: $23.43 per hourMahaska County ironworker: $41.18 per hourAdair County ironworker: $23.43 per hourHamilton County ironworker: $59.98 per hourHardin County ironworker: $59.98 per hourIda County ironworker: $59.98 per hourMarion County ironworker: $41.18 per hourPoweshiek County ironworker: $41.18 per hourPolk County ironworker: $61.34 per hourMadison County ironworker: $68.49 per hourVan Buren County ironworker: $41.18 per hourHenry County ironworker: $41.18 per hourCerro Gordo County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWright County ironworker: $59.98 per hourJones County ironworker: $59.98 per hourCarroll County ironworker: $23.43 per hourGreene County ironworker: $23.43 per hourEmmet County ironworker: $59.98 per hourMitchell County ironworker: $59.98 per hourMontgomery County ironworker: $23.43 per hourBremer County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWashington County ironworker: $59.98 per hourO'Brien County ironworker: $59.98 per hourPocahontas County ironworker: $59.98 per hourDavis County ironworker: $41.18 per hourCrawford County ironworker: $23.43 per hourGrundy County ironworker: $59.98 per hourAudubon County ironworker: $23.43 per hourLinn County ironworker: $59.98 per hourKeokuk County ironworker: $41.18 per hourSac County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWoodbury County ironworker: $48.05 per hourPottawattamie County ironworker: $55.86 per hourMuscatine County ironworker: $41.18 per hourMills County ironworker: $55.86 per hourOsceola County ironworker: $59.98 per hourFayette County ironworker: $59.98 per hourJasper County ironworker: $41.18 per hourDes Moines County ironworker: $41.18 per hourStory County ironworker: $61.34 per hourPlymouth County ironworker: $59.98 per hourAppanoose County ironworker: $41.18 per hourDubuque County ironworker: $59.98 per hourFremont County ironworker: $23.43 per hourDecatur County ironworker: $23.43 per hourWinneshiek County ironworker: $59.98 per hourClay County ironworker: $59.98 per hourJohnson County ironworker: $59.98 per hourLucas County ironworker: $23.43 per hourMonroe County ironworker: $41.18 per hourIowa County ironworker: $41.18 per hourBenton County ironworker: $59.98 per hourKossuth County ironworker: $59.98 per hourScott County ironworker: $68.49 per hourHarrison County ironworker: $55.86 per hourLouisa County ironworker: $41.18 per hourPage County ironworker: $23.43 per hourClayton County ironworker: $59.98 per hourHumboldt County ironworker: $59.98 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $41.18 per hourSioux County ironworker: $59.98 per hourDallas County ironworker: $61.34 per hourCass County ironworker: $23.43 per hourClarke County ironworker: $23.43 per hourMonona County ironworker: $23.43 per hourCalhoun County ironworker: $59.98 per hourJackson County ironworker: $41.18 per hourChickasaw County ironworker: $59.98 per hourGuthrie County ironworker: $68.49 per hourWinnebago County ironworker: $59.98 per hourDickinson County ironworker: $59.98 per hourLee County ironworker: $62.10 per hourTaylor County ironworker: $23.43 per hourButler County ironworker: $59.98 per hourFloyd County ironworker: $59.98 per hourWorth County ironworker: $59.98 per hourCherokee County ironworker: $59.98 per hourPalo Alto County ironworker: $59.98 per hourTama County ironworker: $41.18 per hourBuena Vista County ironworker: $59.98 per hourLyon County ironworker: $59.98 per hourAllamakee County ironworker: $59.98 per hourClinton County ironworker: $68.49 per hour
$23$23$41$59$59$68Ironworker, 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 Iowa?

$23.43 to $68.49 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $59.98. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 53 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Clinton County1 county$68.49
  2. Guthrie County1 county$68.49
  3. Madison County1 county$68.49
  4. Scott County1 county$68.49
  5. Lee County1 county$62.10
  6. Dallas County1 county$61.34
  7. Polk County1 county$61.34
  8. Story County1 county$61.34
  9. Warren County1 county$61.34
  10. Plymouth County group19 counties$59.98
  11. Buchanan County group9 counties$59.98
  12. Allamakee County1 county$59.98
  13. Benton County1 county$59.98
  14. Black Hawk County1 county$59.98
  15. Bremer County1 county$59.98
  16. Cerro Gordo County1 county$59.98
  17. Clayton County1 county$59.98
  18. Delaware County1 county$59.98
  19. Dickinson County1 county$59.98
  20. Dubuque County1 county$59.98
  21. Floyd County1 county$59.98
  22. Grundy County1 county$59.98
  23. Howard County1 county$59.98
  24. Johnson County1 county$59.98
  25. Jones County1 county$59.98
  26. Linn County1 county$59.98
  27. Sioux County1 county$59.98
  28. Washington County1 county$59.98
  29. Webster County1 county$59.98
  30. Harrison County1 county$55.86
  31. Mills County1 county$55.86
  32. Pottawattamie County1 county$55.86
  33. Woodbury County1 county$48.05
  34. Mahaska County group6 counties$41.18
  35. Jackson County group2 counties$41.18
  36. Appanoose County1 county$41.18
  37. Cedar County1 county$41.18
  38. Davis County1 county$41.18
  39. Des Moines County1 county$41.18
  40. Iowa County1 county$41.18
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Clinton CountyIRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)$37.50 $68.49 
Guthrie CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING$37.50 $68.49 
Madison CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING$37.50 $68.49 
Scott CountyIRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)$37.50 $68.49 
Lee CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$36.30 $62.10 
Dallas CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$37.80 $61.34 
Polk CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$37.80 $61.34 
Story CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$37.80 $61.34 
Warren CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$37.80 $61.34 
Plymouth County group, 19 localities: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Winnebago, WrightIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Buchanan County group, 9 localities: Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Mitchell, Winneshiek, WorthIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Allamakee CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Benton CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Black Hawk CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Bremer CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Cerro Gordo CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Clayton CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Delaware CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Dickinson CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Dubuque CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Floyd CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Grundy CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Howard CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Johnson CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Jones CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Linn CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Sioux CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Washington CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Webster CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$35.53 $59.98 
Harrison CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$38.82 $55.86 
Mills CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$38.82 $55.86 
Pottawattamie CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$38.82 $55.86 
Woodbury CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$32.14 $48.05 
Mahaska County group, 6 localities: Henry, Jefferson, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van BurenIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Jackson County group, 2 localities: Jackson, LouisaIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Appanoose CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Cedar CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Davis CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Des Moines CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Iowa CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Jasper CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Keokuk CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Marion CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Marshall CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Muscatine CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Poweshiek CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Wapello CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.29 $41.18 
Shelby County group, 8 localities: Decatur, Greene, Lucas, Montgomery, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, WayneIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Cass County group, 2 localities: Cass, ClarkeIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Adair CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Adams CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Audubon CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Boone CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Carroll CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Crawford CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Fremont CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Monona CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Page CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 
Union CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$23.43 $23.43 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 53 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Polk County?

$61.34 an hour: a $37.80 base wage plus $23.54 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260071, modification 1. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Polk County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $61.34 total is a $37.80 base wage plus $23.54 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker prevailing wage pay overtime in Iowa?

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 Iowa, the 99 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 59 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Plymouth County group).