The highest-paying states for structural iron and steel workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of structural iron and steel workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,120, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for structural iron and steel workers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $101,250). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of structural iron and steel workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $104,120 |
$62,080 | 1,650 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $101,250 |
$44,080 | 1,260 |
| 3 | New York | $97,890 |
$50,180 | 3,480 |
| 4 | Illinois | $93,890 |
$64,030 | 3,240 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $93,730 |
$51,240 | 150 |
| 6 | Oregon | $85,390 |
$39,520 | 580 |
| 7 | Washington | $83,680 |
$51,810 | 2,150 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $81,430 |
$62,090 | 300 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $80,100 |
$50,390 | 970 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $78,350 |
$64,750 | 990 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $74,320 |
$43,200 | 1,690 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $70,390 |
$52,780 | 100 |
| 13 | Iowa | $69,860 |
$46,810 | 1,210 |
| 14 | Ohio | $66,260 |
$46,920 | 2,880 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $66,120 |
$44,980 | 110 |
| 16 | Michigan | $64,940 |
$45,420 | 2,130 |
| 17 | California | $63,440 |
$40,250 | 8,660 |
| 18 | Indiana | $62,610 |
$38,760 | 2,350 |
| 19 | Alaska | $62,150 |
$36,840 | 50 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $61,000 |
$39,020 | 480 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $60,440 |
$38,780 | 1,310 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $60,020 |
$35,360 | 1,160 |
| 23 | Maryland | $58,710 |
$35,950 | 1,660 |
| 24 | Montana | $58,700 |
$47,040 | 190 |
| 25 | Colorado | $58,240 |
$37,540 | 960 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $57,560 |
$38,460 | 100 |
| 27 | Delaware | $57,090 |
$39,810 | 160 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $57,040 |
$41,760 | 170 |
| 29 | Missouri | $56,310 |
$37,210 | 1,080 |
| 30 | Utah | $56,300 |
$37,440 | 830 |
| 31 | Connecticut | $55,090 |
$50,220 | 150 |
| 32 | Georgia | $54,220 |
$37,000 | 1,290 |
| 33 | Kansas | $53,060 |
$37,440 | 410 |
| 34 | Vermont | $51,240 |
$37,490 | 90 |
| 35 | Arizona | $50,450 |
$37,010 | 1,660 |
| 36 | Alabama | $49,880 |
$31,840 | 1,260 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $49,670 |
$37,600 | 1,630 |
| 38 | Nevada | $49,090 |
$36,390 | 860 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $48,650 |
$37,570 | 1,360 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $48,550 |
$38,470 | 1,210 |
| 41 | Idaho | $48,410 |
$37,650 | 420 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $48,310 |
$37,920 | 420 |
| 43 | Virginia | $48,190 |
$37,930 | 1,350 |
| 44 | Florida | $48,030 |
$35,450 | 3,280 |
| 45 | Maine | $47,580 |
$38,380 | 180 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $47,580 |
$31,580 | 480 |
| 47 | North Dakota | $47,480 |
$45,820 | 130 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $47,040 |
$36,080 | 850 |
| 49 | Texas | $45,670 |
$31,480 | 6,330 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $43,830 |
$30,230 | 1,140 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $43,510 |
$32,480 | 290 |
| 52 | Guam | $29,670 |
$23,220 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $23,790 |
$19,060 | 300 |