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Massachusetts ironworker prevailing wage, county by county
An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Massachusetts runs from $72.66 an hour in Hampshire County to $95.54 in Plymouth County. The median county is $91.13.
Ironworker rate in each Massachusetts county, A to Z
| County | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnstable CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Barnstable CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260015 Mod 1 |
Barnstable CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Berkshire CountyIRONWORKER (BERKSHIRE (LEE)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260003 Mod 1 |
Berkshire CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260016 Mod 1 |
Berkshire CountyIRONWORKER (BERKSHIRE (LEE)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260010 Mod 1 |
Bristol CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Bristol CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $57.57 | $37.67 | $95.24 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260017 Mod 1 |
Bristol CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Dukes CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) · Dukes County group | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Dukes CountyIRONWORKER · Dukes County group | $43.03 | $33.53 | $76.56 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260009 Mod 1 |
Dukes CountyIRONWORKER, REINFORCING · Dukes County group | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260014 Mod 1 |
Dukes CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) · Dukes County group | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Essex CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Essex CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260018 Mod 1 |
Essex CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Franklin CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260003 Mod 1 |
Franklin CountyIRONWORKER | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260011 Mod 1 |
Franklin CountyIRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL) | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260007 Mod 1 |
Franklin CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260010 Mod 1 |
Hampden CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260003 Mod 1 |
Hampden CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260019 Mod 1 |
Hampden CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260010 Mod 1 |
Hampshire CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260003 Mod 1 |
Hampshire CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260020 Mod 1 |
Hampshire CountyIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $31.91 | $72.66 | Jul 1, 2025 | MA20260010 Mod 1 |
Middlesex CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Middlesex CountyIRONWORKER (ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, AND STRUCTURAL) | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260021 Mod 1 |
Middlesex CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Nantucket CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) · Dukes County group | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Nantucket CountyIRONWORKER · Dukes County group | $43.03 | $33.53 | $76.56 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260009 Mod 1 |
Nantucket CountyIRONWORKER, REINFORCING · Dukes County group | $41.89 | $33.90 | $75.79 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260014 Mod 1 |
Nantucket CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) · Dukes County group | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Norfolk CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Norfolk CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260022 Mod 1 |
Norfolk CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Plymouth CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260012 Mod 1 |
Plymouth CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260023 Mod 1 |
Plymouth CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Suffolk CountyIRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
Suffolk CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $57.87 | $37.67 | $95.54 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260024 Mod 1 |
Suffolk CountyIRONWORKER: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $37.67 | $91.13 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260008 Mod 1 |
Worcester CountyIRONWORKER (ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, AND STRUCTURAL) | $57.57 | $37.67 | $95.24 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260013 Mod 1 |
Worcester CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $57.57 | $37.67 | $95.24 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260025 Mod 1 |
Worcester CountyIRONWORKER | $57.57 | $37.67 | $95.24 | Sep 16, 2025 | MA20260002 Mod 1 |
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.
How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Massachusetts?
$72.66 to $95.54 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $91.13. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 12 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.
- Plymouth County1 county$95.54
- Worcester County1 county$95.24
- Dukes County group2 counties$91.13
- Barnstable County1 county$91.13
- Bristol County1 county$91.13
- Essex County1 county$91.13
- Middlesex County1 county$91.13
- Norfolk County1 county$91.13
- Suffolk County1 county$91.13
- Berkshire County1 county$72.66
- Franklin County1 county$72.66
- Hampden County1 county$72.66
- Hampshire County1 county$72.66
Which counties share a rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING | $57.87 | $95.54 |
| Worcester County | IRONWORKER (ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, AND STRUCTURAL) | $57.57 | $95.24 |
| Dukes County group, 2 localities: Dukes, Nantucket | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Barnstable County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Bristol County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Essex County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Middlesex County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Norfolk County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Suffolk County | IRONWORKERS:: (AREA 2) | $53.46 | $91.13 |
| Berkshire County | IRONWORKER (BERKSHIRE (LEE)) | $40.75 | $72.66 |
| Franklin County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $72.66 |
| Hampden County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $72.66 |
| Hampshire County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, FENCE ERECTOR, MACHINERY MOVER, RIGGER, RODMAN, STONE DERRICKMAN (BERKSHIRE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $40.75 | $72.66 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 12 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Massachusetts ironworker pay
What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Middlesex County?
$91.13 an hour: a $53.46 base wage plus $37.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Middlesex County.
Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Middlesex County the $91.13 total is a $53.46 base wage plus $37.67 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does ironworker prevailing wage pay overtime in Massachusetts?
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 Massachusetts, the 14 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Dukes County group).