The magnetic shielding device is usually composed of multiple layers of high magnetic permeability materials (such as permalloy), which can achieve the residual magnetic field of nano Tesla (nT) level or even lower. For large magnetic shielding devices, large mesh enclosures are required for protection. Taking into account factors such as stiffness and strength, the large reticulated shell structures are usually composed of carbon steel (Q355B), and its remanence will affect the magnetic field inside the magnetic shielding device and particularly destroys the uniformity of the magnetic field of the active magnetic compensation system. Therefore, it is of great significance to measure the remanence of the materials used in the external reticulated shell structure of large magnetic shielding devices. In previous studies, the influence of remanence of external materials on the magnetic shielding devices has been neglected. To overcome this problem, a method for measuring and analyzing the effect of remanence in steel structures on magnetic shielding devices is proposed. Firstly, the simplified finite element simulation model of the steel structure was established to analyze the effect of remanence inside the steel structure on the magnetic field distribution. Then, a test method for the effect of remanence inside the steel structure is proposed. The test results are in agreement with the finite element analysis results. The results show that the larger the internal remanence of the steel structure, the greater the effect on the active magnetic compensation system. The farther the distance from the steel structure, the less the influence of the steel structure's remanence on the magnetic field. The method proposed in this paper can be used to analyze the influence of remanence in steel structures, which can provide an optimal location solution for the design of magnetic shielding systems.