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St. John Island, VI · Ironworker

Ironworker prevailing wage in St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

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.

$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER · SUVI2024-002

$7.42an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.25 base wage + $0.17 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER · SUVI2024-001

St. John Island uses the same ironworker rates as 2 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in St. John Island, an ironworker must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VI20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VI20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVI2024-002 (February 9, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in St. John Island, an ironworker must be paid at least $7.42 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.17 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VI20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.42 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VI20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUVI2024-001 (February 9, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for the U.S. Virgin Islands, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether the territory also sets its own.

DOL lists 2 ironworker rates for St. John Island, from $7.25 to $7.42 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $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)	$7.25
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.25

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.17

Base wage (taxable)	$7.25
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$0.17
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.42

When does this rate change?

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)).
DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the U.S. Virgin Islands change log lists what each one changed.

Every ironworker rate in St. John Island

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
IRONWORKERBuildingSUVI2024-002	$7.25	$0.00	$7.25	VI20260001 Mod 1
IRONWORKERHeavySUVI2024-001	$7.25	$0.17	$7.42	VI20260002 Mod 1

How St. John Island compares

The main ironworker rate in every island that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every island in U.S. Virgin Islands

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

St. John Islandbase $7.25$7.25
St. Thomas Islandbase $7.25$7.25
St. Croix Islandbase $7.25$7.25

Ironworker rates in nearby localities

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

DOL's ironworker rates for St. John Island are the same as in 2 other localities: St. Croix, St. Thomas.

Island	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs St. John Island
St. John Island	IRONWORKER	$7.25	$7.25
St. Thomas Island	IRONWORKER	$7.25	$7.25	same
St. Croix Island	IRONWORKER	$7.25	$7.25	same

U.S. Virgin Islands ironworker prevailing wage by island, with a map

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 VI20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VI20260001/1

We read every active U.S. Virgin Islands 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 St. John Island as CSV · Report an error