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Oklahoma ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Oklahoma runs from $16.61 an hour in Murray County to $49.48 in Alfalfa County. The median county is $49.48.

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.

Blaine County ironworker: $49.48 per hourComanche County ironworker: $49.48 per hourBeckham County ironworker: $49.48 per hourKingfisher County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCuster County ironworker: $49.48 per hourGreer County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCherokee County ironworker: $47.18 per hourGrady County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCarter County ironworker: $49.48 per hourPushmataha County ironworker: $47.18 per hourCreek County ironworker: $47.18 per hourAlfalfa County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCotton County ironworker: $49.48 per hourWagoner County ironworker: $47.18 per hourCleveland County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMurray County ironworker: $16.61 per hourOkmulgee County ironworker: $47.18 per hourChoctaw County ironworker: $47.18 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $49.48 per hourNowata County ironworker: $47.18 per hourWoods County ironworker: $49.48 per hourWoodward County ironworker: $49.48 per hourPottawatomie County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMcIntosh County ironworker: $47.18 per hourOkfuskee County ironworker: $47.18 per hourGarfield County ironworker: $25.99 per hourEllis County ironworker: $49.48 per hourJackson County ironworker: $49.48 per hourTexas County ironworker: $49.48 per hourKay County ironworker: $47.18 per hourLincoln County ironworker: $49.48 per hourLogan County ironworker: $49.48 per hourAdair County ironworker: $47.18 per hourGarvin County ironworker: $49.48 per hourKiowa County ironworker: $49.48 per hourPawnee County ironworker: $47.18 per hourJohnston County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMcClain County ironworker: $49.48 per hourOklahoma County ironworker: $49.48 per hourOsage County ironworker: $47.18 per hourPayne County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCoal County ironworker: $47.18 per hourHughes County ironworker: $47.18 per hourPontotoc County ironworker: $49.48 per hourHaskell County ironworker: $47.18 per hourLatimer County ironworker: $47.18 per hourMcCurtain County ironworker: $47.18 per hourStephens County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMuskogee County ironworker: $47.18 per hourOttawa County ironworker: $47.18 per hourDelaware County ironworker: $47.18 per hourHarmon County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMayes County ironworker: $47.18 per hourSequoyah County ironworker: $47.18 per hourCanadian County ironworker: $49.48 per hourAtoka County ironworker: $47.18 per hourPittsburg County ironworker: $47.18 per hourTillman County ironworker: $49.48 per hourBryan County ironworker: $47.18 per hourLe Flore County ironworker: $47.18 per hourNoble County ironworker: $49.48 per hourSeminole County ironworker: $49.48 per hourDewey County ironworker: $49.48 per hourLove County ironworker: $49.48 per hourRoger Mills County ironworker: $49.48 per hourTulsa County ironworker: $47.18 per hourWashita County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCaddo County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCimarron County ironworker: $49.48 per hourWashington County ironworker: $47.18 per hourGrant County ironworker: $49.48 per hourMarshall County ironworker: $49.48 per hourHarper County ironworker: $49.48 per hourBeaver County ironworker: $49.48 per hourCraig County ironworker: $47.18 per hourMajor County ironworker: $49.48 per hourRogers County ironworker: $47.18 per hour
$16$47$47$49$49$49Ironworker, 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 Oklahoma?

8 groups of counties with identical rates and 40 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Woodward County group12 counties$49.48
  2. Caddo County group7 counties$49.48
  3. Pontotoc County group3 counties$49.48
  4. Beckham County1 county$49.48
  5. Canadian County1 county$49.48
  6. Carter County1 county$49.48
  7. Cleveland County1 county$49.48
  8. Comanche County1 county$49.48
  9. Cotton County1 county$49.48
  10. Custer County1 county$49.48
  11. Grady County1 county$49.48
  12. Jackson County1 county$49.48
  13. Jefferson County1 county$49.48
  14. Johnston County1 county$49.48
  15. Lincoln County1 county$49.48
  16. Logan County1 county$49.48
  17. Love County1 county$49.48
  18. McClain County1 county$49.48
  19. Oklahoma County1 county$49.48
  20. Payne County1 county$49.48
  21. Pottawatomie County1 county$49.48
  22. Seminole County1 county$49.48
  23. Stephens County1 county$49.48
  24. Texas County1 county$49.48
  25. Woods County1 county$49.48
  26. Pittsburg County group5 counties$47.18
  27. Bryan County group3 counties$47.18
  28. Delaware County group3 counties$47.18
  29. Cherokee County group2 counties$47.18
  30. McIntosh County group2 counties$47.18
  31. Coal County1 county$47.18
  32. Creek County1 county$47.18
  33. Hughes County1 county$47.18
  34. Kay County1 county$47.18
  35. Le Flore County1 county$47.18
  36. Mayes County1 county$47.18
  37. Muskogee County1 county$47.18
  38. Okmulgee County1 county$47.18
  39. Osage County1 county$47.18
  40. Ottawa County1 county$47.18

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Woodward County group, 12 localities: Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kingfisher, Major, Noble, WoodwardIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ALFALFA, BEAVER, BLAINE, CIMARRON, DEWEY, ELLIS, GRANT, HARPER, KINGFISHER, MAJOR, NOBLE, TEXAS, AND WOODWARD COUNTIES)$49.48 $32.10 
Caddo County group, 7 localities: Caddo, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Tillman, WashitaIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Pontotoc County group, 3 localities: Garvin, Marshall, PontotocIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (GARVIN, MARSHALL, PONTOTOC, POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES ONLY)$49.48 $32.10 
Beckham CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Canadian CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Carter CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Cleveland CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Comanche CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Cotton CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Custer CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Grady CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Jackson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Jefferson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Johnston CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Lincoln CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Logan CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Love CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
McClain CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Oklahoma CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Payne CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Pottawatomie CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (GARVIN, MARSHALL, PONTOTOC, POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES ONLY)$49.48 $32.10 
Seminole CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (GARVIN, MARSHALL, PONTOTOC, POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES ONLY)$49.48 $32.10 
Stephens CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Texas CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ALFALFA, BEAVER, BLAINE, CIMARRON, DEWEY, ELLIS, GRANT, HARPER, KINGFISHER, MAJOR, NOBLE, TEXAS, AND WOODWARD COUNTIES)$49.48 $32.10 
Woods CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$49.48 $32.10 
Pittsburg County group, 5 localities: Haskell, Latimer, McCurtain, Pittsburg, PushmatahaIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (COAL, HASKELL, HUGHES, LATIMER, MCCURTAIN, PITTSBURG AND PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES ONLY)$47.18 $30.35 
Bryan County group, 3 localities: Atoka, Bryan, ChoctawIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Delaware County group, 3 localities: Craig, Delaware, NowataIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Cherokee County group, 2 localities: Adair, CherokeeIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
McIntosh County group, 2 localities: McIntosh, OkfuskeeIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Coal CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (COAL, HASKELL, HUGHES, LATIMER, MCCURTAIN, PITTSBURG AND PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES ONLY)$47.18 $30.35 
Creek CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Hughes CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (COAL, HASKELL, HUGHES, LATIMER, MCCURTAIN, PITTSBURG AND PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES ONLY)$47.18 $30.35 
Kay CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (KAY COUNTY)$47.18 $30.35 
Le Flore CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Mayes CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Muskogee CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Okmulgee CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Osage CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Ottawa CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Pawnee CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Rogers CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Sequoyah CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Tulsa CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Wagoner CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Washington CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.18 $30.35 
Garfield CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$25.99 $20.05 
Murray CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.61 $16.00 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 40 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Oklahoma ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Oklahoma County?

$49.48 an hour: a $32.10 base wage plus $17.38 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260049, modification 2. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Oklahoma County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Oklahoma County the $49.48 total is a $32.10 base wage plus $17.38 in fringe benefits, about 35% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker prevailing wage pay overtime in Oklahoma?

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 Oklahoma, the 77 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 48 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 12 counties (the Woodward County group).