Structural Iron and Steel Workers Salary — Chico, California

The average Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Chico, California earns $90,070 a year.

$90,070 / year, mean
↑ 24.8% above national average 80th percentile in California

Chico pays well above most of California for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a solid premium over the national average for structural iron and steel workers. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 11.3%
Cost of living 101 #47 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $401,581 #52 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $68,574 #115 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chico ranks #47 for cost of living and #52 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Trenton $111,350 Atlantic City $110,360 Olympia $107,460 Vineland $103,660 Vallejo $103,370 Seattle $102,820 New York $101,920 Kiryas Joel $101,550 Chicago $100,620 San Jose $96,410 Portland $93,730 Rockford $92,900 Philadelphia $92,840 San Francisco $91,760 Allentown $91,160 Chico $90,070 Champaign $88,440 Modesto $84,580 Eugene $84,400 Peoria $81,890 Sacramento $81,790 Los Angeles $81,100 Pittsburgh $81,060 Fresno $81,010 Bellingham $79,660 San Diego $79,480 Albany $79,030 Stockton $78,850 Rochester $78,250 Spokane $77,760 Scranton $77,650 Buffalo $77,150 Springfield $76,990 Santa Rosa $76,600 Syracuse $76,430 Salem $75,130 Lancaster $74,640 Riverside $74,480 Evansville $74,180 Decatur $72,880 Oxnard $71,620 Louisville $71,220 Bakersfield $71,000 Indianapolis $70,410 South Bend $70,190 Reading $70,000 Baltimore $68,180 San Luis Obispo $67,010 Fort Wayne $64,700 Sherman $64,260 Grand Rapids $63,990 Detroit $63,340 Lexington $61,890 Winchester $60,500 Austin $60,360 Terre Haute $60,080 Elkhart $59,720 Miami $59,130 Virginia Beach $58,700 Houston $58,380 Richmond $58,260 Deltona $58,160 Dallas $58,000 Saginaw $57,060 Amarillo $57,040 Harrisonburg $56,730 Port St. Lucie $55,740 Beaumont $54,590 San Antonio $54,570 Jacksonville $54,170 Lynchburg $53,650 Corpus Christi $53,590 Orlando $53,390 Tampa $51,960 Waco $48,870 College Station $47,850 Abilene $47,200 McAllen $46,970 Tyler $45,090 Ocala $43,830
CityMean salaryvs. Chico
Abilene, Texas$47,200-47.6%
Albany, New York$79,030-12.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$91,160+1.2%
Amarillo, Texas$57,040-36.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$110,360+22.5%
Austin, Texas$60,360-33.0%
Bakersfield, California$71,000-21.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$68,180-24.3%
Beaumont, Texas$54,590-39.4%
Bellingham, Washington$79,660-11.6%
Buffalo, New York$77,150-14.3%
Champaign, Illinois$88,440-1.8%
Chicago, Illinois$100,620+11.7%
College Station, Texas$47,850-46.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$53,590-40.5%
Dallas, Texas$58,000-35.6%
Decatur, Illinois$72,880-19.1%
Deltona, Florida$58,160-35.4%
Detroit, Michigan$63,340-29.7%
Elkhart, Indiana$59,720-33.7%
Eugene, Oregon$84,400-6.3%
Evansville, Indiana$74,180-17.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$64,700-28.2%
Fresno, California$81,010-10.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$63,990-29.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$56,730-37.0%
Houston, Texas$58,380-35.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$70,410-21.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$54,170-39.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$101,550+12.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$74,640-17.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$61,890-31.3%
Los Angeles, California$81,100-10.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$71,220-20.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$53,650-40.4%
McAllen, Texas$46,970-47.9%
Miami, Florida$59,130-34.4%
Modesto, California$84,580-6.1%
New York, New York$101,920+13.2%
Ocala, Florida$43,830-51.3%
Olympia, Washington$107,460+19.3%
Orlando, Florida$53,390-40.7%
Oxnard, California$71,620-20.5%
Peoria, Illinois$81,890-9.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$92,840+3.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$81,060-10.0%
Portland, Oregon$93,730+4.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$55,740-38.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$70,000-22.3%
Richmond, Virginia$58,260-35.3%
Riverside, California$74,480-17.3%
Rochester, New York$78,250-13.1%
Rockford, Illinois$92,900+3.1%
Sacramento, California$81,790-9.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$57,060-36.6%
Salem, Oregon$75,130-16.6%
San Antonio, Texas$54,570-39.4%
San Diego, California$79,480-11.8%
San Francisco, California$91,760+1.9%
San Jose, California$96,410+7.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$67,010-25.6%
Santa Rosa, California$76,600-15.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$77,650-13.8%
Seattle, Washington$102,820+14.2%
Sherman, Texas$64,260-28.7%
South Bend, Indiana$70,190-22.1%
Spokane, Washington$77,760-13.7%
Springfield, Illinois$76,990-14.5%
Stockton, California$78,850-12.5%
Syracuse, New York$76,430-15.1%
Tampa, Florida$51,960-42.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$60,080-33.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$111,350+23.6%
Tyler, Texas$45,090-49.9%
Vallejo, California$103,370+14.8%
Vineland, New Jersey$103,660+15.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$58,700-34.8%
Waco, Texas$48,870-45.7%
Winchester, Virginia$60,500-32.8%
Gross salary
90,070/yr
Estimated take-home
67,910/yr
Est. total withheld
24.6%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Chico

These notes add local color around Chico, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2221 SOC code
Official area Chico, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 17020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
209,470