How much do rebar workers make in Washington in 2026?

Rebar workers in Washington earn a median $108,970 per year, which works out to roughly $52.39 an hour based on a standard 2,080-hour work year. That puts this trade well above the national median for most construction occupations, and it reflects both the physical demands of the work and the strong construction activity across the state.

At the 25th percentile, rebar workers in Washington earn $81,980 per year, or about $39.41 an hour. If you are newer to the trade, working for a smaller contractor, or picking up work in a slower regional market, this is the range you are likely to land in. It is still a solid wage — better than a large share of full-time jobs in Washington — but there is clear room to move up as you log more hours and gain experience tying, placing, and reading structural plans.

The 75th percentile sits at $118,970 per year, or approximately $57.20 an hour. Workers at this level are typically experienced ironworkers or reinforcing rod workers with years on large commercial, industrial, or infrastructure projects. They know how to read structural drawings without help, work efficiently in tight forms, and often take on lead or foreman responsibilities that make them worth more to a contractor.

The gap between the 25th and 75th percentile is nearly $37,000 a year. That spread tells you experience and specialization pay off in a real, measurable way in this trade. A worker who pushes from entry-level to the upper tier adds roughly $17.79 an hour to their take-home rate — that is a significant financial difference over the course of a career.

Washington's construction market runs heavy on large-scale infrastructure — bridges, highway interchanges, light rail expansion, and major commercial builds in and around Seattle and the Puget Sound corridor. Rebar workers benefit directly from that pipeline. Projects requiring post-tensioned slabs, seismic reinforcement, and complex footings demand skilled hands, and contractors in the region compete to keep those workers on staff.

No union scale data is available for this specific trade and state combination. Workers seeking prevailing wage information for public projects in Washington should check the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for published rates on government-funded work, as those figures can differ from the survey-based BLS numbers shown here.

All figures on this page come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. BLS surveys employers directly and covers both union and non-union workers, giving a broad picture of what rebar workers actually take home across the state. Hourly figures are derived by dividing annual wages by 2,080 hours and are rounded to the nearest cent.