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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers earn $58,970 a year at the midpoint

The middle of the pay scale for reinforcing iron and rebar workers is $58,970. A typical start is nearer $47,990; the top tenth earn about $104,540.

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$58,970median a year · United States
$28.35an hour $66,060average 13,800people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$47,99025th $58,970median $77,32075th
$43,31010th percentile $104,54090th percentile
$47,990a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$121,620best-paying state · Wisconsin
$39,860lowest-paying state · Mississippi
+106%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $121,620 in Wisconsin and $39,860 in Mississippi — a gap of $81,760 a year.

Reinforcing iron and rebar worker earnings, from starting pay to the highest 10%

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Neighbouring work, and what it pays

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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$58,970
Pile Driver Operators$73,300+$14,330 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$63,800+$4,830 Electricians$63,190+$4,220 Carpenters$60,580+$1,610 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,850+$880 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$58,930−$40

Reinforcing iron and rebar worker pay rate, hourly to yearly

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$58,968a year

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Resumes for reinforcing iron and rebar workers

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  • Positioned and secured steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
  • Determined quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
  • Spaced and fastened together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

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No. 414 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 47% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 412 Firefighters $59,280
  2. 413 Traffic Technicians $59,090
  3. 414 Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $58,970
  4. 415 Correctional Officers and Jailers $58,940
  5. 416 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $58,930

Reinforcing iron and rebar worker wages by state

The 28 states where the most people do this work, of 32 with a published figure: their medians range by 3.05 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Wisconsin $121,620 $59,770 $59,770 — $125,550 50
New Jersey $116,110 $69,310 $69,310 — $130,270 —
Washington $108,970 $46,950 $46,950 — $121,420 130
Illinois $105,580 $93,150 $93,150 — $118,070 —
Nevada $102,130 $49,590 $49,590 — $105,950 460
New York $98,040 $65,910 $65,910 — $134,310 1,110
Oregon $93,490 $77,630 $77,630 — $112,630 240
Michigan $91,220 $62,490 $62,490 — $97,930 —
Pennsylvania $74,670 $59,630 $59,630 — $96,070 —
Louisiana $70,700 $52,370 $52,370 — $108,010 130
Kentucky $66,830 $51,290 $51,290 — $71,350 40
Indiana $64,650 $62,250 $62,250 — $93,310 70
California $63,110 $44,240 $44,240 — $108,040 2,390
Nebraska $62,920 $54,540 $54,540 — $77,420 230
Missouri $59,410 $47,320 $47,320 — $90,270 320
Arizona $58,230 $43,970 $43,970 — $66,140 60
Tennessee $57,920 $44,100 $44,100 — $81,820 500
Colorado $56,160 $48,800 $48,800 — $75,440 260
New Mexico $54,080 $46,540 $46,540 — $92,090 260
North Carolina $51,690 $48,780 $48,780 — $61,340 90
Texas $50,650 $39,960 $39,960 — $61,860 3,640
Florida $50,500 $44,790 $44,790 — $64,400 1,150
Oklahoma $50,370 $42,320 $42,320 — $56,030 130
Utah $49,040 $44,260 $44,260 — $58,910 100
Georgia $47,480 $32,900 $32,900 — $97,080 80
Alabama $43,640 $38,510 $38,510 — $57,540 390
South Carolina $41,020 $36,610 $36,610 — $72,430 80
Mississippi $39,860 $35,360 $35,360 — $67,030 40

Questions people often ask

What is a reinforcing iron and rebar worker’s yearly income?

A reinforcing iron and rebar worker makes a median of $58,970 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $47,990 and $77,320.

What is a reinforcing iron and rebar worker’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $28.35 an hour; the average is $66,060 a year.

What is the starting pay for a reinforcing iron and rebar worker?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $47,990 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $43,310.

Which state pays reinforcing iron and rebar workers the most?

Wisconsin, with a median of $121,620 a year.

How many people work as reinforcing iron and rebar workers?

About 13,800 in the United States — number 414 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Jobs that pay about the same

Median pay within $120 of what reinforcing iron and rebar workers earn — $58,970 a year — but not always the same spread.

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