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Prevailing Wage For Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) In Keokuk, Iowa

WageFinder updated this rate on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Publish date according to source website:

06/25/2026

The Total Prevailing Wage For A Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) In Keokuk, Iowa Is $47.35 per hour*.

Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260028/4

* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.

$47.35
$28.01 Rate, $19.34 Fringes
per hour
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Related Classifications
Bricklayer/Stone Mason: Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Carpenter & Piledrivermen: Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.)Concrete Finisher: Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Electrician (Street and Highway Lighting and Traffic Signals): Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Laborer: Group Aa - Skilled Pipelayer (Sewer, Water, and Conduits)And Tunnel Laborers; Asbestos Abatement Worker. Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Laborer: Group a - Carpenter Tender on Bridges and Box Culverts; Cctv* Sewer Inspection Operator; Curb Machine (Without a Seat); Deck Hand; Diamond & Core Drills; Drill Operator on Air Tracs, Wagon Drills, and Similar Drills; Form Setter/Stringman on Paving Work; Gunnite Nozzleman; Joint Sealer Kettleman; Laser Operator; Mason Tender (Brick/Stone), Powderman Tender; Powderman/Blaster; Sign Erector; Saw Operator; { (Zones 4 and 5)Skilled Pipelayer (Sewer, Water, and Conduits); Tunnel Laborer; Asbestos Abatement Worker}. *new Labor Classification (Cctv: Closed Circuit Television). Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Laborer: Group B - Air, Gas, Electric Tool Operator; Barco Hammer; Carpenter Tender; Caulker; Chain Sawman; Compressor (Under 400 Cfm); Concrete Finisher Tender; Concrete Processing Materials and Monitors; Cutting Torch on Demolition; Drill Tender; Dumpmen; Electric Drills; Fence Erectors; Form Line Expansion Joint Assembler; Form Tamper; General Laborer; Grade Checker; Handling and Placing Metal Mesh, Dowel Bars, Reinforcing Bars and Chairs; Hot Asphalt Laborer; Installing Temporary Traffic Control Devices; Jack Hammerman; Mechanical Grouter; Painter (All Except Stripers); Paving Breaker; Planting Trees, Shrubs and Flowers; Power Broom (Not Self-propelled); Power Buggyman; Rakers; Rodman (Tying Reinforcing Steel); Sandblaster; Seeding and Mulching; Sewer Utility Topman/Bottom Man; Spaders; Stressor or Stretcherman on Pre or Post Tensioned Concrete; Stringman on Re/Surfacing/No Grade Control; Swinging Stage, Tagline, or Block and Tackle; Tampers; Timberman; Tool Room Men and Checkers; Tree Climber; Tree Groundman; Underpinning and Shoring Caissons Over Twelve Feet Deep; Vibrators; Walk Behind Trencher; Walk Behind Paint Stripers; Walk Behind Vibrating Compactor; Water Pumps (Under Three Inch); Work from Bosun Chair. Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Laborer: Group C - Scale Weigh Person; Traffic Control/Flagger, Surveillance or Monitor; Water Carrier. Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Power Equipment Operator: Group C - Boom & Winch Truck; Concrete Spreader/Belt Placer; Deep Wells for Dewatering; Farm Type Tractor (Over 75 Hp.)Pulling Disc or Roller; Forklift; Front End Loader (Under 2 Cu. Yd.); Motor Grader (Rough); Pile Hammer Power Unit; Pump (Greater Than Three Inch Diameter); Pumps on Well Points; Safety Boat; Self-propelled Roller (Other Than Asphalt); Self-propelled Sand Blaster or Shot Blaster, Water Blaster or Striping Grinder/Remover; Skid Loader (Under 1 Cu. Yd.); Truck Mounted Post Driver. Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed.)Power Equipment Operator: Group D - Boiler; Compressor; Cure and Texture Machine; Dow Box; Farm Type or Utility Tractor (Under 75 Hp.)Pulling Disk, Roller or Other Attachments; Group Greaser Tender; Light Plants; Mechanic Tender; Mechanical Broom; Mechanical Heaters; Oiler; Pumps (Under Three Inch Diameter); Tree Chipping Machine; Truck Crane Driver/Oiler. Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Truck Driver (And Pavement Marking Driver/Switchperson): Zone 5 (All Areas of the State Not Listed)Carpenter

How this rate compares in Keokuk County

At $47.35 per hour, the Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) rate in Keokuk County is in line with the county median of $47.16, and ranks 22 of 50 classifications by total prevailing wage.

Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) against all 50 classifications on Keokuk County determinations
This classification$47.35Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.)
County median$47.16across all classifications in the county
County range$14.81 – $94.74lowest to highest total prevailing wage
Fringe share41%$19.34 of the $47.35 total

Of that total, $28.01 is base cash wage and $19.34 is fringe. Fringe may be satisfied with bona fide benefit plan contributions, paid in cash, or a mix — but it is owed either way, and it is owed at straight time on overtime hours.

Compare Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) rates elsewhere

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Questions about this rate

What is the prevailing wage for a Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) in Keokuk County, Iowa?

$47.35 per hour total — $28.01 base rate plus $19.34 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering heavy construction in Keokuk County, Iowa, dated Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Does this rate apply to every project in Keokuk County?

No. It applies to heavy construction under federal funding. The same county carries different rates for Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy work, and a state or city determination may apply instead of or alongside the federal one. Match all three — classification, construction type and funding source — before using a rate.

Is the fringe benefit amount included in the $47.35?

Yes. $47.35 is the base rate of $28.01 plus $19.34 of fringe. The fringe can be paid into bona fide benefit plans, paid as cash wages, or split between the two.

Where does this Ironworker (Setting of Structural Steel)Zone 5** All Areas of the State Not Listed. (** Carpenters and Piledrivermen, or Ironworkers (zone 5)Setting of Structural Steel; Any Welding Incidental to Bridge or Culvert Construction; Setting Concrete Beams.) rate come from?

It is taken from the federal wage determination published on the official government source, linked above. WageFinder re-reads those sources weekly and does not alter the rates. For compliance, the government determination is the authoritative document.

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