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What ironworkers make
Journeyperson
$89,000
1st-year apprentice
$60,000
Union, Toronto or industrial
$104,000
Job Bank's median for ironworkers is $43 an hour, about $89,000 a year, and the top of its Ontario range is about $50 an hour, which is where union journeypersons with Ironworkers Local 721 (the Toronto ironworkers' union) sit, plus pension. Alberta industrial shutdowns and remote sites pay similar rates with overtime on top.