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

How much do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $61,760. The 10th percentile is $55,120 and the 90th percentile is $73,630. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$61,760

10th percentile
$55,120
25th percentile
$59,470
Median
$61,760
75th percentile
$69,140
90th percentile
$73,630
Mean
$63,910

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, the published 10th percentile is $55,120 and the 90th percentile is $73,630. The difference is $18,510, which is 30.0% 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 $59,470 to the 75th at $69,140, covers $9,670.

The mean annual wage is $63,910, which sits above the median of $61,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 4.7% higher than the national median of $58,970 for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,721, which is 3.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers at $56,721 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. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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).).

  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $60,450 and employment of 230. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,854, against $56,721 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $61,760. The 10th percentile is $55,120 and the 90th percentile is $73,630.

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

The local median is 4.7% higher than the national median of $58,970.

What is Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,760 is $56,721. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV compare with nearby metros for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $60,450. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.