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Ironworker prevailing wage in Johnson County, Texas

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.

$38.07an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$29.64 base wage + $8.43 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL · IRON0263-005

$23.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$23.50 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

REINFORCING STEEL WORKER · SATX2025-007

$10.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.64 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

REINFORCING STEEL SETTER · SUTX1990-041

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Johnson County, an ironworker must be paid at least $38.07 an hour: a $29.64 base wage plus $8.43 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260257 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $38.07 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260257, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0263-005 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Johnson County, an ironworker must be paid at least $23.50 an hour: a $23.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260294 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $23.50 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260294, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-007 (November 15, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Johnson County, an ironworker must be paid at least $10.64 an hour: a $10.64 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.64 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-041 (June 1, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.

DOL lists 4 ironworker rates for Johnson County, from $10.64 to $38.07 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $29.64 + $8.43

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)$29.64
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$8.43
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$38.07

Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.50 + $0.00

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)$23.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$23.50

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.64 + $0.00

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)$10.64
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.64

When does this rate change?

Every ironworker rate in Johnson County

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

  1. IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURALBuilding · IRON0263-005$38.07
  2. REINFORCING STEEL WORKERHighway · SATX2025-007$23.50
  3. IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGBuilding · SUTX2014-033$12.19
  4. REINFORCING STEEL SETTERHeavy · SUTX1990-041$10.64
Hourly rate of each ironworker classification in Johnson County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0263-005$29.64 $8.43 $38.07 TX20260257 Mod 1
IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGBuildingSUTX2014-033$12.19 $0.00 $12.19 TX20260257 Mod 1
REINFORCING STEEL WORKERHighwaySATX2025-007$23.50 $0.00 $23.50 TX20260294 Mod 1
REINFORCING STEEL SETTERHeavySUTX1990-041$10.64 $0.00 $10.64 TX20260026 Mod 1

How Johnson 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 Texas

$15.48Bosque$48.79Angelina
JohnsonNearby: Hood $15.48, Somervell $15.48, Tarrant $38.07Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 10 counties pay more than Johnson, 115 the same, 128 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Johnson Countybase $29.64$38.07
  2. Hood Countybase $15.48$15.48
  3. Somervell Countybase $15.48$15.48
  4. Tarrant Countybase $29.64$38.07

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 Johnson County
Johnson CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$29.64 $38.07 
Tarrant CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$29.64 $38.07 same
Ellis CountyIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL$29.64 $38.07 same
Hood CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$15.48 $15.48 −$22.59
Somervell CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$15.48 $15.48 −$22.59
Hill CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$15.48 $15.48 −$22.59
Bosque CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$15.48 $15.48 −$22.59

Texas ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Johnson 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 TX20260257 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260257/1

We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Johnson County as CSV · Report an error