SOC 47-2171 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $118,970. The 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $121,420. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$118,970

10th percentile
$46,950
25th percentile
$76,440
Median
$118,970
75th percentile
$119,760
90th percentile
$121,420
Mean
$100,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, the published 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $121,420. The difference is $74,470, which is 62.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,440 to the 75th at $119,760, covers $43,320.

The mean annual wage is $100,130, which sits below the median of $118,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 101.7% higher than the national median of $58,970 for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,052, which is 81.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% higher than the Washington median of $108,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers at $107,052 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $95,670 and employment of 220. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,750, against $107,052 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $118,970. The 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $121,420.

How does that compare with the national median for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?

The local median is 101.7% higher than the national median of $58,970.

What is Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,970 is $107,052. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $95,670. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.