New Hampshire

Ironworker pay in New Hampshire

What ironworkers earn in New Hampshire: pay for the state and 2 metro areas, plus job counts and no listed training programs yet.

$60,430Average across all experience levels (state)
$48,500Entry-level / bottom 10%
$59,920Median pay (state)
$73,480Top 10% earn over

220 jobs in New Hampshire.

Pay by percentile

Ironworker pay in New Hampshire

Annual wages.

Annual wages by percentile.
Area	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Mean	Employed
New Hampshire	$48,500	$51,790	$59,920	$66,560	$73,480	$60,430	220
United States	$44,580	$49,880	$62,780	$82,660	$108,260	$70,280	68,380

Metro areas

Metro area estimates, BLS, May 2025. Only areas BLS published are shown.
Area	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Mean	Employed
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$81,000	$110,830	$120,840	$126,500	$128,600	$113,210	1,310
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$48,500	$53,060	$59,920	$62,570	$70,290	$59,000	120

At a glance

How New Hampshire compares

Computed from the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates state and metro files. A location quotient above 1 means the job makes up a larger share of employment in the state than nationally.
Rank by average pay	33 of 52 states and territories with a BLS estimate
Average vs U.S. average	-14.0% ($60,430 vs $70,280)
Median vs U.S. median	-4.6% ($59,920 vs $62,780)
Median hourly wage	$28.81
Bottom 10% to top 10%	$48,500 to $73,480
Jobs per 1,000 jobs in the state	0.32
Location quotient	0.72 (less concentrated than the U.S. average of 1.00)
Metro areas with a BLS estimate	2; highest median Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $120,840, lowest Manchester-Nashua, NH $59,920

Training

Schools and apprenticeships in New Hampshire

We found no ironworker school program or registered apprenticeship sponsor in New Hampshire in the IPEDS 2023-24 completions file or the DOL partner file. Programs in nearby states may enroll out-of-state students. This site covers pay and careers; the school and apprenticeship directory lives on our sister site.

See ironworker schools and apprenticeship sponsors in New HampshireFull directory, entry requirements and how to apply · RegisteredTradeSchools.com

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Sources

Figures as of BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates (released 2026-05-15) and BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released 2026-08-27).

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 (news release USDL-26-0725; data tables). Cross-checked against the BLS Public Data API on 2026-11-04.
Occupation: O*NET OnLine, 47-2221.00 Structural Iron and Steel Workers, retrieved 2026-11-04 (CC BY 4.0).
Apprenticeship sponsors: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: partner sponsors file, retrieved 2026-10-29 (Partner Finder).
Schools & graduates: U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), award year 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code (completions file; CIP-SOC crosswalk).
Tuition: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts: Institution + Field of Study), data updated 2026-10-15, matched by IPEDS unit ID (source).

Program listings are matched from public files by occupation code or organization name; they are not endorsements and we have not visited or tested any program. Confirm schedules, entry requirements and costs with the program. Compiled by the HighPayingTrades Data Team; last refreshed 2026-11-04.