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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Delaware publish 8 ironworker classification rates ranging from $37.42 to $55.67 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 Delaware have a published ironworker rate?

3 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. Delaware may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Delaware prevailing wage page.

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Ironworker prevailing wage rates in Delaware

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 6 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Delaware publish 8 ironworker classification rates, across 6 determinations covering 3 counties.
Those published base rates run from $37.42 to $55.67 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, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting ironworker rates in Delaware: 2026-05-18.

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 Delaware'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

DE20260004 rev 1 · Highway · Kent

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$49.64	0.00	SUDE2022-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260004 on SAM.gov.

DE20260005 rev 1 · Highway · New Castle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$55.67	0.00	SUDE2022-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260005 on SAM.gov.

DE20260006 rev 1 · Highway · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$49.64	0.00	SUDE2022-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260006 on SAM.gov.

DE20260007 rev 1 · Building · Kent

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS SHALL BE OBSERVED, AND WHEN WORK IS PERFORMED THEREON IT SHALL BE PAID FOR AT TWICE THE BASE WAGE RATE: NEW YEAR'S DAY	$41.10	38.23	IRON0451-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$37.42	15.04	SUDE2014-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260007 on SAM.gov.

DE20260008 rev 1 · Building · New Castle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING, AND STRUCTURAL THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS SHALL BE OBSERVED, AND WHEN WORK IS PERFORMED THEREON IT SHALL BE PAID FOR AT TWICE THE BASE WAGE RATE: N	$41.10	38.23	IRON0451-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: DE20260008 on SAM.gov.

DE20260009 rev 1 · Building · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS SHALL BE OBSERVED, AND WHEN WORK IS PERFORMED THEREON IT SHALL BE PAID FOR AT TWICE THE BASE WAGE RATE: NEW YEAR'S DAY	$41.10	38.23	IRON0451-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$43.59	7.41	SUDE2014-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260009 on SAM.gov.

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