SOC 47-2221 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Structural Iron and Steel Workers make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Port St. Lucie, FL is $61,120. The 10th percentile is $36,580 and the 90th percentile is $73,120. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$61,120

10th percentile
$36,580
25th percentile
$48,030
Median
$61,120
75th percentile
$62,320
90th percentile
$73,120
Mean
$55,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,580 and the 90th percentile is $73,120. The difference is $36,540, which is 59.8% 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 $48,030 to the 75th at $62,320, covers $14,290.

The mean annual wage is $55,740, which sits below the median of $61,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $62,780 for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,981, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% higher than the Florida median of $55,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $60,981 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $60,270 and employment of 890. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,797, against $60,981 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101 miles away, with a median of $48,400 and employment of 310. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,723, against $60,981 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 143 miles away, with a median of $48,720 and employment of 320. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,290, against $60,981 here.

Employment share

Structural Iron and Steel Workers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (50 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Port St. Lucie, FL · Structural Iron and Steel Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Structural Iron and Steel Workers make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Port St. Lucie, FL is $61,120. The 10th percentile is $36,580 and the 90th percentile is $73,120. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Structural Iron and Steel Workers?

The local median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $62,780.

What is Structural Iron and Steel Workers pay in Port St. Lucie, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,120 is $60,981. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Port St. Lucie, FL compare with nearby metros for Structural Iron and Steel Workers?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $60,270. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.