SOC 47-2221 · Area 18580 · May 2025
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Corpus Christi, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,210 | $20.29 |
| 25th percentile | $46,310 | $22.26 |
| Median | $57,440 | $27.61 |
| 75th percentile | $57,440 | $27.61 |
| 90th percentile | $64,740 | $31.13 |
| Average | $53,590 | $25.77 |
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: 330. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $46,310 to $57,440 in 2025, a span of $11,130.
The area median is $5,200 (10.0%) above Texas's $52,240 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 15 other published areas
- This area's median is $14,730 (34.5%) above the $42,710 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $12,680 (28.3%) above the $44,760 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $12,410 (27.6%) above the $45,030 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $11,850 (26.0%) above the $45,590 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $11,760 (25.7%) above the $45,680 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $8,810 (18.1%) above the $48,630 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,350 (14.7%) above the $50,090 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,320 (14.6%) above the $50,120 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $5,460 (10.5%) above the $51,980 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,840 (7.2%) above the $53,600 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $220 (0.4%) above the $57,220 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $280 (0.5%) below the $57,720 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $590 (1.0%) below the $58,030 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $2,170 (3.6%) below the $59,610 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,540 (4.2%) below the $59,980 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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