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Ironworker prevailing wage in Monroe County, Ohio

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$60.85an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$35.19 base wage + $25.66 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · IRON0549-004

$65.84an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$36.83 base wage + $29.01 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL, INCLUDING METAL BUILDING ERECTION & REINFORCING (ASHTABULA (EASTERN PART FROM LAKE ERIE ON THE NORTH TO ROUTE #322 ON THE SOUTH TO INCLUDE CONNEAUT, KINGSVILLE, SHEFFIELD, DENMARK, DORSET, CHERRY VALLEY, WAYNE, MONROE, PIERPONT, RICHMOND, ANDOVER & WILLIAMSFIELD TOWNSHIPS)) · IRON0017-010

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Monroe County, an ironworker must be paid at least $60.85 an hour: a $35.19 base wage plus $25.66 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260049 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $60.85 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260049, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0549-004 (December 1, 2022). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Monroe County, an ironworker must be paid at least $65.84 an hour: a $36.83 base wage plus $29.01 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $65.84 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260001, modification 5, published September 17, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier IRON0017-010 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Ohio also sets its own rates (ORC 4115, Department of Commerce); on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. Ohio's rates sit behind an OHID login on its prevailing wage portal, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.

DOL lists 8 ironworker rates for Monroe County, from $48.83 to $65.84 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.19 + $25.66

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$35.19
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$25.66
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$60.85

Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.83 + $29.01

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$36.83
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$29.01
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$65.84

When does this rate change?

Every ironworker rate in Monroe County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL, INCLUDING METAL BUILDING ERECTION & REINFORCING (ASHTABULA (EASTERN PART FROM LAKE ERIE ON THE NORTH TO ROUTE #322 ON THE SOUTH TO INCLUDE CONNEAUT, KINGSVILLE, SHEFFIELD, DENMARK, DORSET, CHERRY VALLEY, WAYNE, MONROE, PIERPONT, RICHMOND, ANDOVER & WILLIAMSFIELD TOWNSHIPS))Highway, Heavy · IRON0017-010$65.84
  2. IRONWORKER (ALLEN (NORTHERN HALF), DEFIANCE (NORTHERN PART, EXCLUDING SOUTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM WHERE RTE. #66 MEETS THE NORTHERN LINE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE TO THE EASTERN COUNTY BORDER), MERCER (NORTHERN HALF), PAULDING, PUTNAM (WESTERN PART, EXCLUDING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER DOWN THROUGH MILLER CITY TO WHERE #696 MEETS THE SOUTHERN BORDER), VAN WERT, AND WILLIAMS (WESTERN PART, EXCLUDING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM PIONEER THROUGH STRYKER TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER) COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · IRON0147-002$64.39
  3. IRONWORKER (CHAMPAIGN (EASTERN ONE-THIRD), CLARK (EASTERN ONE-FOURTH), COSHOCTON (WEST OF A LINE BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTY LINE GOING THROUGH WALHONDING & TUNNEL HILL TO THE SOUTHERN COUNTY LINE), CRAWFORD (SOUTH OF RTE. #30), DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HARDIN (EXCLUDING A LINE DRAWN FROM ROUNDHEAD TO MAYSVILLE), HIGHLAND (EASTERN ONE-FIFTH), HOCKING, JACKSON (NORTHERN HALF), KNOX, LICKING, LOGAN (EASTERN ONE-THIRD), MADISON, MARION, MORROW, MUSKINGUM (WEST OF A LINEHighway, Heavy · IRON0172-002$64.02
  4. IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuilding · IRON0549-004$60.85
  5. IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTALBuilding · IRON0550-012$59.57
  6. IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING (ASHLAND, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA (W. OF A LINE FROM DAMASCUS TO HIGHLANDTOWN), COSHOCTON (E. OF A LINE BEGINNING AT NW CO. LINE GOING THROUGH WALHONDING & TUNNEL HILL TO THE SOUTH CO. LINE), HOLMES, HURON (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), MAHONING (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), MEDINA (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), PORTAGE (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), RICHLAND, STARK, SUMMIT (S. OF OLD RTE. #224, EXCLUDING CITY LIMITS OF BARBERTON), TUSCARAWAS, & WAYNE)Highway, Heavy · IRON0550-004$57.58
  7. IRONWORKER: ALL OTHER WORK (CRAWFORD (AREA BETWEEN LINES DRAWN FROM WHERE HWY #598 & #30 MEET THROUGH N. LIBERTY TO THE NORTHERN BORDER & FROM SAID HWY JUNCTION POINT DUE WEST TO THE BORDER), DEFIANCE (S. OF A LINE DRAWN FROM WHERE RTE. #66 MEETS THE NORTHERN LINE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE TO THE EASTERN COUNTY BORDER), ERIE (WESTERN 1/3), FULTON, HANCOCK, HARDIN (NORTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM MAYSVILLE TO A POINT 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN LINE ON THE EASTERN LINE), HENRY, HURON (WEST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM MAYSVILLE TO A POINT 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHEN LINE OF THE EASTERN LINE), HENRY, HURON (WEST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER THROUGH MONROEVILLE & WILLARD), LUCAS, OTTAWA, PUTNAM (EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER DOWN THROUGH MILLER CITY TO WHERE #696 MEETS THE SOURTHERN BORDER), SANDUSKY, SENECA, WILLIAMS (EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM PIONEER THROUGH STRYKER TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER), WOOD & WYANDOT (NORTH OF RTE. #30))Highway, Heavy · IRON0055-003$51.07
  8. IRONWORKER: REINFORCINGBuilding · UAVGOH0016$48.83
Hourly rate of each ironworker classification in Monroe County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0549-004$35.19 $25.66 $60.85 OH20260049 Mod 1
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTALBuildingIRON0550-012$36.00 $23.57 $59.57 OH20260049 Mod 1
IRONWORKER: REINFORCINGBuildingUAVGOH0016$29.10 $19.73 $48.83 OH20260049 Mod 1
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL, INCLUDING METAL BUILDING ERECTION & REINFORCING (ASHTABULA (EASTERN PART FROM LAKE ERIE ON THE NORTH TO ROUTE #322 ON THE SOUTH TO INCLUDE CONNEAUT, KINGSVILLE, SHEFFIELD, DENMARK, DORSET, CHERRY VALLEY, WAYNE, MONROE, PIERPONT, RICHMOND, ANDOVER & WILLIAMSFIELD TOWNSHIPS))Highway, HeavyIRON0017-010$36.83 $29.01 $65.84 OH20260001 Mod 5
IRONWORKER: ALL OTHER WORK (CRAWFORD (AREA BETWEEN LINES DRAWN FROM WHERE HWY #598 & #30 MEET THROUGH N. LIBERTY TO THE NORTHERN BORDER & FROM SAID HWY JUNCTION POINT DUE WEST TO THE BORDER), DEFIANCE (S. OF A LINE DRAWN FROM WHERE RTE. #66 MEETS THE NORTHERN LINE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE TO THE EASTERN COUNTY BORDER), ERIE (WESTERN 1/3), FULTON, HANCOCK, HARDIN (NORTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM MAYSVILLE TO A POINT 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN LINE ON THE EASTERN LINE), HENRY, HURON (WEST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM MAYSVILLE TO A POINT 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHEN LINE OF THE EASTERN LINE), HENRY, HURON (WEST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER THROUGH MONROEVILLE & WILLARD), LUCAS, OTTAWA, PUTNAM (EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER DOWN THROUGH MILLER CITY TO WHERE #696 MEETS THE SOURTHERN BORDER), SANDUSKY, SENECA, WILLIAMS (EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM PIONEER THROUGH STRYKER TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER), WOOD & WYANDOT (NORTH OF RTE. #30))Highway, HeavyIRON0055-003$29.77 $21.30 $51.07 OH20260001 Mod 5
IRONWORKER (ALLEN (NORTHERN HALF), DEFIANCE (NORTHERN PART, EXCLUDING SOUTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM WHERE RTE. #66 MEETS THE NORTHERN LINE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE TO THE EASTERN COUNTY BORDER), MERCER (NORTHERN HALF), PAULDING, PUTNAM (WESTERN PART, EXCLUDING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER DOWN THROUGH MILLER CITY TO WHERE #696 MEETS THE SOUTHERN BORDER), VAN WERT, AND WILLIAMS (WESTERN PART, EXCLUDING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM PIONEER THROUGH STRYKER TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER) COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyIRON0147-002$38.00 $26.39 $64.39 OH20260001 Mod 5
IRONWORKER (CHAMPAIGN (EASTERN ONE-THIRD), CLARK (EASTERN ONE-FOURTH), COSHOCTON (WEST OF A LINE BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTY LINE GOING THROUGH WALHONDING & TUNNEL HILL TO THE SOUTHERN COUNTY LINE), CRAWFORD (SOUTH OF RTE. #30), DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HARDIN (EXCLUDING A LINE DRAWN FROM ROUNDHEAD TO MAYSVILLE), HIGHLAND (EASTERN ONE-FIFTH), HOCKING, JACKSON (NORTHERN HALF), KNOX, LICKING, LOGAN (EASTERN ONE-THIRD), MADISON, MARION, MORROW, MUSKINGUM (WEST OF A LINEHighway, HeavyIRON0172-002$40.87 $23.15 $64.02 OH20260001 Mod 5
IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING (ASHLAND, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA (W. OF A LINE FROM DAMASCUS TO HIGHLANDTOWN), COSHOCTON (E. OF A LINE BEGINNING AT NW CO. LINE GOING THROUGH WALHONDING & TUNNEL HILL TO THE SOUTH CO. LINE), HOLMES, HURON (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), MAHONING (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), MEDINA (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), PORTAGE (S. OF OLD RTE. #224), RICHLAND, STARK, SUMMIT (S. OF OLD RTE. #224, EXCLUDING CITY LIMITS OF BARBERTON), TUSCARAWAS, & WAYNE)Highway, HeavyIRON0550-004$34.70 $22.88 $57.58 OH20260001 Mod 5

How Monroe County 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 Ohio

$28.52Allen$69.29Adams
MonroeNearby: Noble $59.57, Belmont $60.85, Washington $60.75Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 50 counties pay more than Monroe, 2 the same, 35 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Monroe Countybase $35.19$60.85
  2. Noble Countybase $36.00$59.57
  3. Belmont Countybase $35.19$60.85
  4. Washington Countybase $36.10$60.75

Ironworker rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Monroe County
Monroe CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$35.19 $60.85 
Belmont CountyIRONWORKER (METAL BUILDING STRUCTURAL FRAME INSTALLATION ONLY)$35.19 $60.85 same
Washington CountyIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL$36.10 $60.75 −$0.10
Noble CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$36.00 $59.57 −$1.28
Guernsey CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$36.00 $59.57 −$1.28
Harrison CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$36.00 $59.57 −$1.28
Morgan CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$36.00 $59.57 −$1.28

Ohio ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Monroe County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination OH20260049 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260049/1

We read every active Ohio Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Monroe County as CSV · Report an error