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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for South Carolina publish 29 ironworker classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $37.61 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 South Carolina have a published ironworker rate?

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

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Ironworker prevailing wage rates in South Carolina

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 27 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for South Carolina publish 29 ironworker classification rates, across 27 determinations covering 46 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $37.61 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 South Carolina: 2026-09-10.

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 South Carolina'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

SC20260001 rev 1 · Heavy · Abbeville, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee and 19 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$10.98	0.00	SUSC1990-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260001 on SAM.gov.

SC20260002 rev 2 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$37.61	15.72	SUSC2011-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260002 on SAM.gov.

SC20260005 rev 1 · Building · Darlington, Florence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260005 on SAM.gov.

SC20260022 rev 1 · Building · Berkeley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260022 on SAM.gov.

SC20260023 rev 1 · Building · Charleston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260023 on SAM.gov.

SC20260024 rev 1 · Building · Dorchester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260024 on SAM.gov.

SC20260029 rev 1 · Building · Spartanburg

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260029 on SAM.gov.

SC20260034 rev 1 · Highway · Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Horry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.35	0.00	SUSC2011-032 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260034 on SAM.gov.

SC20260035 rev 1 · Highway · Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Saluda

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.02	0.00	SUSC2011-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260035 on SAM.gov.

SC20260036 rev 1 · Highway · Darlington, Florence, Sumter

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.02	0.00	SUSC2011-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260036 on SAM.gov.

SC20260037 rev 1 · Highway · Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg, York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.02	0.00	SUSC2011-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260037 on SAM.gov.

SC20260038 rev 1 · Highway · Aiken, Edgefield

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.02	0.00	SUSC2011-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260038 on SAM.gov.

SC20260039 rev 1 · Highway · Abbeville, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dillon and 8 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.64	0.00	SUSC2011-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260039 on SAM.gov.

SC20260040 rev 1 · Highway · Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown and 5 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$15.64	0.00	SUSC2011-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260040 on SAM.gov.

SC20260041 rev 1 · Heavy · Charleston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260041 on SAM.gov.

SC20260042 rev 1 · Heavy · Fairfield

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260042 on SAM.gov.

SC20260043 rev 1 · Heavy · Horry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260043 on SAM.gov.

SC20260044 rev 1 · Heavy · Kershaw

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260044 on SAM.gov.

SC20260045 rev 1 · Heavy · Laurens

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260045 on SAM.gov.

SC20260046 rev 1 · Heavy · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260046 on SAM.gov.

SC20260047 rev 1 · Heavy · Aiken, Florence, Sumter

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260047 on SAM.gov.

SC20260048 rev 1 · Heavy · Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (PICKENS COUNTY (FROM TENNESSEE STATE LINE SOUTH TO TOWN OF PICKENS))	$30.00	15.02	IRON0384-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ANDERSON (WESTERN PART) AND PICKENS (WESTERN PART EXCEPT NORTHERN AREA))	$32.00	15.05	IRON0387-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ANDERSON (REMAINDER), GREENVILLE, PICKENS (REMAINDER), AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES)	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260048 on SAM.gov.

SC20260049 rev 1 · Heavy · Berkeley, Dorchester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260049 on SAM.gov.

SC20260050 rev 1 · Heavy · Calhoun, Lexington, Richland, Saluda

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260050 on SAM.gov.

SC20260051 rev 1 · Heavy · Darlington, Edgefield

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$29.75	18.00	IRON0848-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SC20260051 on SAM.gov.

SC20260055 rev 1 · Residential · Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$7.25	0.00	SUSC2017-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260055 on SAM.gov.

SC20260056 rev 1 · Residential · Cherokee, Oconee, Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$7.25	0.00	SUSC2017-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SC20260056 on SAM.gov.

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