Texas pay · SOC 47-2221

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$42,160$20.27
25th percentile$47,120$22.65
Median$52,240$25.12
75th percentile$62,360$29.98
90th percentile$77,520$37.27
Average$56,740$27.28

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 9,700. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,120 to $62,360 in 2025, a span of $15,240. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 16 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $42,710 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX to $59,980 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Abilene, TX$45,68080
Amarillo, TX$59,61060
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,980710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$57,220310
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,630120
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,76040
Corpus Christi, TX$57,440330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$53,6002,850
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,980320
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$58,0303,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,71060
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,090160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,120510
Sherman-Denison, TX$57,72060
Tyler, TX$45,03080
Waco, TX$45,59050

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