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

How much do Structural Iron and Steel Workers make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $72,790. The 10th percentile is $47,280 and the 90th percentile is $105,570. Employment is 1,120.

Median annual wage

$72,790

10th percentile
$47,280
25th percentile
$49,090
Median
$72,790
75th percentile
$99,170
90th percentile
$105,570
Mean
$74,480

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 $47,280 and the 90th percentile is $105,570. The difference is $58,290, which is 80.1% 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 $49,090 to the 75th at $99,170, covers $50,080.

The mean annual wage is $74,480, which sits above the median of $72,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 15.9% higher than the national median of $62,780 for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,385, which is 8.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the California median of $76,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $68,385 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $76,400 and employment of 740. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,283, against $68,385 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $78,040 and employment of 2,150. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,718, against $68,385 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $62,510 and employment of 910. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,376, against $68,385 here.

Employment share

Structural Iron and Steel Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (1,120 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $72,790. The 10th percentile is $47,280 and the 90th percentile is $105,570. Employment is 1,120.

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

The local median is 15.9% higher than the national median of $62,780.

What is Structural Iron and Steel Workers pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $72,790 is $68,385. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Structural Iron and Steel Workers?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $76,400. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.