Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,019
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$9,071
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,351
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$48,090
Kept after tax
$39,019
Worth in national money
$40,351
State rank
47
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for structural iron and steel workers. The middle earner takes $48,090, ranking 47 of 50 states — about 23.4% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 307.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $48,090 you keep $39,019 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,351 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $52,500, since top earners drag the number up.
- Georgia ranks 47 of 50 for structural iron and steel workers, with a median of $48,090 — about 23.4% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, structural iron and steel workers sits at 307 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $39,019 after the full tax stack, from $48,090. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,351 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $52,500 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Iron and Steel Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,680 |
| This salary | $48,090 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $39,019 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,820 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,656 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,849 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,002 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $48,090. The published range is $38,370 up to $70,680, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $39,019, from $48,090, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 307 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,351 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 307.
- Reported values are medians; for structural iron and steel workers in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,370 to $70,680. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,019 from $48,090. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 307 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,351, worked from $48,090, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 307 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,500, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,370 at the bottom tenth to $70,680 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $40,351 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $39,019.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $52,500. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,370 to $70,680) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $40,351 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,019 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.