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Average Structural Iron And Steel Workers Salary in New Jersey

Structural Iron And Steel Workers in New Jersey earn a median annual salary of $113,220, which is +80.3% compared to the national median. There are 1,060 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New Jersey (state).

$113,220
New Jersey median annual wage
$54/hour median
+80.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $62,780
1,060
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.56
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$94,000
25th
$104,410
Median
$113,220
75th
$124,640
90th
$130,710

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Jersey, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
108.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$104,058
Goods: 107.1%
Services: 114.2%
Rents: 134.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Massachusetts $120,840 Compare 2,050
Washington $107,660 Compare 850
Illinois $101,850 Compare 2,740
Hawaii $99,860 Compare 290
Rhode Island $98,320 Compare 360
Oregon $96,050 Compare 570

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Jersey

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $482,700 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $437,890 0.98
Physicians, Pathologists $355,970 0.76
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $341,430 1.09
Emergency Medicine Physicians $315,340 0.56
Chief Executives $310,440 0.43
Family Medicine Physicians $292,170 1.03
Nurse Anesthetists $291,350 N/A

New Jersey has salary data for 749 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Structural Iron And Steel Workers in New Jersey

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Structural Iron And Steel Workers are projected to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.