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What scaffolders make
Median for the group
$47,120
Bottom tenth
$35,090
Top tenth
$78,090
The wage survey has no separate scaffolder title and counts the work with construction laborers, where the median is $47,120 a year. The bottom tenth earn $35,090 or less and the top tenth $78,090 or more (2025 federal wage survey).