What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a ironworker in California?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for California publish 25 ironworker classification rates ranging from $18.01 to $50.70 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in California have a published ironworker rate?

43 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one ironworker classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. California may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the California prevailing wage page.

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Ironworker prevailing wage rates in California

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 20 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for California publish 25 ironworker classification rates, across 20 determinations covering 43 counties.
Those published base rates run from $18.01 to $50.70 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting ironworker rates in California: 2026-09-03.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in California's active federal determinations that is a form of ironworker work (structural steel erection and reinforcing steel) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

CA20260002 rev 4 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Imperial

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0229-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260002 on SAM.gov.

CA20260005 rev 2 · Building · Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKERS: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, & STRUCTURAL	$19.15	8.93	SUCA1986-001 DOL wage survey rate
IRONWORKERS: FENCE ERECTOR	$18.26	8.93	SUCA1986-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: CA20260005 on SAM.gov.

CA20260007 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn and 18 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (ALPINE, LASSEN, MODOC, SISKIYOU, AND TRINITY COUNTIES)	$43.75	34.45	IRON0118-012 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER (AMADOR, BUTTE, COLUSA, EL DORADO, GLENN, MARIN, NAPA, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SACRAMENTO, SHASTA, SIERRA, SOLANO, SONOMA, SUTTER, TEHAMA, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES)	$50.70	35.15	IRON0118-013 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260007 on SAM.gov.

CA20260012 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · San Luis Obispo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260012 on SAM.gov.

CA20260014 rev 6 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Santa Barbara

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260014 on SAM.gov.

CA20260015 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Ventura

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260015 on SAM.gov.

CA20260016 rev 4 · Building · Tulare

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260016 on SAM.gov.

CA20260017 rev 4 · Residential · Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260017 on SAM.gov.

CA20260020 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Inyo, Kern, Mono

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (INYO AND MONO COUNTIES)	$43.75	34.45	IRON0155-002 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER (KERN COUNTY)	$50.70	35.15	IRON0155-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260020 on SAM.gov.

CA20260021 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Tulare

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL).$ 50.70 35.15 IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260021 on SAM.gov.

CA20260022 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Los Angeles

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260022 on SAM.gov.

CA20260023 rev 1 · Building · Amador

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKERS: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL.$ 18.90 8.95 IRONWORKERS: FENCE ERECTOR	$18.01	8.93	SUCA1985-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: CA20260023 on SAM.gov.

CA20260024 rev 4 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Orange

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260024 on SAM.gov.

CA20260025 rev 4 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Riverside

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260025 on SAM.gov.

CA20260026 rev 4 · Building, Heavy, Highway · San Bernardino

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (FENCE ERECTOR)	$45.78	26.51	IRON0433-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260026 on SAM.gov.

CA20260027 rev 1 · Residential · Humboldt

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$50.70	35.15	IRON0118-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260027 on SAM.gov.

CA20260028 rev 2 · Residential · Tuolumne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$50.70	35.15	IRON0118-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260028 on SAM.gov.

CA20260029 rev 2 · Residential · Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (ALPINE, INYO AND MONO COUNTIES)	$43.75	34.45	IRON0118-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260029 on SAM.gov.

CA20260030 rev 1 · Residential · Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (COLUSA, GLENN, NEVADA, PLUMAS, SIERRA AND TEHAMA COUNTIES)	$50.70	35.15	IRON0118-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER (LASSEN, MODOC, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY COUNTIES)	$43.75	34.45	IRON0118-009 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260030 on SAM.gov.

CA20260031 rev 1 · Residential · Del Norte, Lake, Mendocino

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (DEL NORTE COUNTY)	$43.75	34.45	IRON0118-010 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER (LAKE AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES)	$50.70	35.15	IRON0118-011 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260031 on SAM.gov.

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