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Average Structural Iron And Steel Workers Salary in Rhode Island

Structural Iron And Steel Workers in Rhode Island earn a median annual salary of $95,800, which is +52.8% compared to the national median. There are 390 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Rhode Island (state).

$95,800
Rhode Island median annual wage
$46/hour median
+52.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $62,700
390
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.87
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$67,970
25th
$80,830
Median
$95,800
75th
$95,810
90th
$95,820

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 Rhode Island, 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
102.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$93,664
Goods: 97.2%
Services: 146.7%
Rents: 105.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Massachusetts$116,630Compare2,160
New Jersey$111,800Compare1,250
Washington$105,970Compare1,140
Illinois$101,030Compare3,250
Hawaii$99,370Compare80
New York$95,370Compare3,190

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 Rhode Island

Rhode Island has salary data for 551 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Structural Iron And Steel Workers in Rhode Island

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.