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Pennsylvania ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's prevailing wage on Pennsylvania public works runs from $58.40 an hour in Somerset County to $98.21 in Bucks County. The median county is $74.39.

Ironworker rate in each Pennsylvania county, A to Z

67 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Cumberland County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09288
Allegheny CountyIron Workers · Allegheny County group
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09341
Armstrong CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09026
Beaver CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09163
Bedford CountyIron Workers · Somerset County group
$33.34 $25.06 $58.40 May 1, 202626-09306
Berks CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Berks County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09338
Blair CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09212
Bradford CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Berks County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09331
Bucks CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast) · Montgomery County group
$53.20 $45.01 $98.21 Jul 1, 202426-09339
Butler CountyIron Workers · Allegheny County group
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09347
Cambria CountyIron Workers · Cambria County group
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09315
Cameron CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-08316
Carbon CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09067
Centre CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09327
Chester CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)
$53.20 $45.01 $98.21 Jul 1, 202426-09266
Clarion CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09104
Clearfield CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09257
Clinton CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09136
Columbia CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Berks County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09335
Crawford CountyIron Workers
$37.72 $35.23 $72.95 Jun 1, 202626-08781
Cumberland CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Cumberland County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09287
Dauphin CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09346
Delaware CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)
$53.20 $45.01 $98.21 Jul 1, 202426-09317
Elk CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-08059
Erie CountyIron Workers
$37.72 $35.23 $72.95 Jun 1, 202626-09304
Fayette CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-08555
Forest CountyIron Workers
$37.72 $35.23 $72.95 Jun 1, 202626-09071
Franklin CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$36.26 $31.38 $67.64 Jul 1, 202326-09303
Fulton CountyIron Workers
$33.34 $25.06 $58.40 May 1, 202626-08846
Greene CountyIron Workers · Cambria County group
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09313
Huntingdon CountyIron Workers
$37.26 $32.63 $69.89 Jul 1, 202426-09325
Indiana CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09299
Jefferson CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09105
Juniata CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-07747
Lackawanna CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09227
Lancaster CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lancaster County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09261
Lawrence CountyIron Workers
$37.76 $29.35 $67.11 Jun 1, 202626-09267
Lebanon CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$36.26 $31.38 $67.64 Jul 1, 202326-09214
Lehigh CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09343
Luzerne CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09337
Lycoming CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09344
McKean CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-08597
Mercer CountyIron Workers
$37.76 $29.35 $67.11 Jun 1, 202626-09069
Mifflin CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Susquehanna County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-08685
Monroe CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09348
Montgomery CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast) · Montgomery County group
$53.20 $45.01 $98.21 Jul 1, 202426-09328
Montour CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Wayne County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09166
Northampton CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Northampton County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09320
Northumberland CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Cumberland County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09280
Perry CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-08914
Philadelphia CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)
$53.20 $45.01 $98.21 Jul 1, 202426-09340
Pike CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09059
Potter CountyIron Workers
$36.50 $35.23 $71.73 Jun 1, 202626-09244
Schuylkill CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lehigh County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09349
Snyder CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-08603
Somerset CountyIron Workers · Somerset County group
$33.34 $25.06 $58.40 May 1, 202626-09298
Sullivan CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Northampton County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09301
Susquehanna CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Susquehanna County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-08636
Tioga CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lancaster County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09250
Union CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-08515
Venango CountyIron Workers
$37.76 $29.35 $67.11 Jun 1, 202626-09281
Warren CountyIron Workers
$37.72 $35.23 $72.95 Jun 1, 202626-08859
Washington CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09254
Wayne CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Wayne County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09140
Westmoreland CountyIron Workers
$43.50 $37.91 $81.41 Jun 1, 202626-09316
Wyoming CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09168
York CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing) · Lancaster County group
$40.51 $33.88 $74.39 Jul 1, 202626-09264

Main ironworker classification in each county, PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lebanon County ironworker: $67.64 per hourBeaver County ironworker: $81.41 per hourVenango County ironworker: $67.11 per hourGreene County ironworker: $81.41 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $71.73 per hourCambria County ironworker: $81.41 per hourLancaster County ironworker: $74.39 per hourAllegheny County ironworker: $81.41 per hourErie County ironworker: $72.95 per hourBucks County ironworker: $98.21 per hourArmstrong County ironworker: $81.41 per hourCameron County ironworker: $71.73 per hourCarbon County ironworker: $74.39 per hourElk County ironworker: $71.73 per hourBedford County ironworker: $58.40 per hourChester County ironworker: $98.21 per hourClarion County ironworker: $81.41 per hourForest County ironworker: $72.95 per hourNorthumberland County ironworker: $74.39 per hourFulton County ironworker: $58.40 per hourNorthampton County ironworker: $74.39 per hourJuniata County ironworker: $74.39 per hourWyoming County ironworker: $74.39 per hourLawrence County ironworker: $67.11 per hourMercer County ironworker: $67.11 per hourLuzerne County ironworker: $74.39 per hourBlair County ironworker: $71.73 per hourSomerset County ironworker: $58.40 per hourDelaware County ironworker: $98.21 per hourIndiana County ironworker: $81.41 per hourLehigh County ironworker: $74.39 per hourTioga County ironworker: $74.39 per hourPike County ironworker: $74.39 per hourMifflin County ironworker: $74.39 per hourSchuylkill County ironworker: $74.39 per hourLycoming County ironworker: $74.39 per hourColumbia County ironworker: $74.39 per hourMonroe County ironworker: $74.39 per hourUnion County ironworker: $74.39 per hourCrawford County ironworker: $72.95 per hourWayne County ironworker: $74.39 per hourSusquehanna County ironworker: $74.39 per hourPotter County ironworker: $71.73 per hourMontour County ironworker: $74.39 per hourCumberland County ironworker: $74.39 per hourCentre County ironworker: $71.73 per hourPerry County ironworker: $74.39 per hourSnyder County ironworker: $74.39 per hourClearfield County ironworker: $71.73 per hourPhiladelphia County ironworker: $98.21 per hourWarren County ironworker: $72.95 per hourClinton County ironworker: $71.73 per hourButler County ironworker: $81.41 per hourFayette County ironworker: $81.41 per hourLackawanna County ironworker: $74.39 per hourSullivan County ironworker: $74.39 per hourWashington County ironworker: $81.41 per hourMcKean County ironworker: $71.73 per hourBerks County ironworker: $74.39 per hourAdams County ironworker: $74.39 per hourYork County ironworker: $74.39 per hourMontgomery County ironworker: $98.21 per hourHuntingdon County ironworker: $69.89 per hourWestmoreland County ironworker: $81.41 per hourDauphin County ironworker: $74.39 per hourBradford County ironworker: $74.39 per hourFranklin County ironworker: $67.64 per hour
$58$71$74$74$81$98Ironworker, 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 Pennsylvania?

$58.40 to $98.21 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $74.39. 11 groups of counties with identical rates and 38 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Montgomery County group2 counties$98.21
  2. Chester County1 county$98.21
  3. Delaware County1 county$98.21
  4. Philadelphia County1 county$98.21
  5. Allegheny County group2 counties$81.41
  6. Cambria County group2 counties$81.41
  7. Armstrong County1 county$81.41
  8. Beaver County1 county$81.41
  9. Clarion County1 county$81.41
  10. Fayette County1 county$81.41
  11. Indiana County1 county$81.41
  12. Washington County1 county$81.41
  13. Westmoreland County1 county$81.41
  14. Lehigh County group6 counties$74.39
  15. Berks County group3 counties$74.39
  16. Cumberland County group3 counties$74.39
  17. Lancaster County group3 counties$74.39
  18. Northampton County group2 counties$74.39
  19. Susquehanna County group2 counties$74.39
  20. Wayne County group2 counties$74.39
  21. Carbon County1 county$74.39
  22. Juniata County1 county$74.39
  23. Lackawanna County1 county$74.39
  24. Perry County1 county$74.39
  25. Pike County1 county$74.39
  26. Snyder County1 county$74.39
  27. Union County1 county$74.39
  28. Wyoming County1 county$74.39
  29. Crawford County1 county$72.95
  30. Erie County1 county$72.95
  31. Forest County1 county$72.95
  32. Warren County1 county$72.95
  33. Blair County1 county$71.73
  34. Cameron County1 county$71.73
  35. Centre County1 county$71.73
  36. Clearfield County1 county$71.73
  37. Clinton County1 county$71.73
  38. Elk County1 county$71.73
  39. Jefferson County1 county$71.73
  40. McKean County1 county$71.73
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Montgomery County group, 2 localities: Bucks, MontgomeryIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)$53.20 $98.21 
Chester CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)$53.20 $98.21 
Delaware CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)$53.20 $98.21 
Philadelphia CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, Precast)$53.20 $98.21 
Allegheny County group, 2 localities: Allegheny, ButlerIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Cambria County group, 2 localities: Cambria, GreeneIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Armstrong CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Beaver CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Clarion CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Fayette CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Indiana CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Washington CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Westmoreland CountyIron Workers$43.50 $81.41 
Lehigh County group, 6 localities: Dauphin, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, SchuylkillIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Berks County group, 3 localities: Berks, Bradford, ColumbiaIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Cumberland County group, 3 localities: Adams, Cumberland, NorthumberlandIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Lancaster County group, 3 localities: Lancaster, Tioga, YorkIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Northampton County group, 2 localities: Northampton, SullivanIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Susquehanna County group, 2 localities: Mifflin, SusquehannaIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Wayne County group, 2 localities: Montour, WayneIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Carbon CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Juniata CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Lackawanna CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Perry CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Pike CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Snyder CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Union CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Wyoming CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$40.51 $74.39 
Crawford CountyIron Workers$37.72 $72.95 
Erie CountyIron Workers$37.72 $72.95 
Forest CountyIron Workers$37.72 $72.95 
Warren CountyIron Workers$37.72 $72.95 
Blair CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Cameron CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Centre CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Clearfield CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Clinton CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Elk CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Jefferson CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
McKean CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Potter CountyIron Workers$36.50 $71.73 
Huntingdon CountyIron Workers$37.26 $69.89 
Franklin CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$36.26 $67.64 
Lebanon CountyIron Workers (Bridge, Structural Steel, Ornamental, Precast, Reinforcing)$36.26 $67.64 
Lawrence CountyIron Workers$37.76 $67.11 
Mercer CountyIron Workers$37.76 $67.11 
Venango CountyIron Workers$37.76 $67.11 
Somerset County group, 2 localities: Bedford, SomersetIron Workers$33.34 $58.40 
Fulton CountyIron Workers$33.34 $58.40 

11 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 38 counties with rates of their own.

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Questions about Pennsylvania ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Philadelphia County?

$98.21 an hour: a $53.20 base wage plus $45.01 in fringe benefits, under PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Overtime and every ironworker classification in Philadelphia County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Philadelphia County the $98.21 total is a $53.20 base wage plus $45.01 in fringe benefits, about 46% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker prevailing wage pay overtime in Pennsylvania?

The Act sets no overtime rule and determinations print no overtime rates. The state Minimum Wage Act requires 1½ times the regular rate over 40 hours in a workweek (L&I FAQ).

Do apprentice ironworkers get this rate?

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Why do some counties have the same ironworker rate?

L&I often publishes the same ironworker rates for several counties. Across Pennsylvania, the 67 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 49 distinct sets of rates, and 11 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 6 counties (the Lehigh County group).