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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers pay in Utah and Wisconsin
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers is $49,040 per year in Utah. It is $121,620 per year in Wisconsin. Utah is 59.7% below Wisconsin on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-2171 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 100 wage and salary jobs in Utah and 50 in Wisconsin. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings