Construction Laborers salary
The median pay for construction laborers in the United States is $47,120 a year. About 1,096,780 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,090
- 25th percentile
- $38,620
- Median percentile
- $47,120
- 75th percentile
- $59,740
- 90th percentile
- $78,090
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $77,110
- New Jersey $64,060
- Massachusetts $63,390
- Illinois $60,690
- California $60,270
- Minnesota $60,260
- Connecticut $58,290
- Alaska $58,060
- Washington $57,720
- Rhode Island $57,240
- Missouri $56,730
- Wisconsin $56,100
- Ohio $56,080
- New York $55,930
- Oregon $50,860
- Indiana $50,070
- District of Columbia $50,020
- New Hampshire $49,980
- Montana $49,830
- Michigan $49,590
- Pennsylvania $49,400
- North Dakota $49,070
- Nevada $48,990
- Vermont $48,580
- Iowa $48,490
- Colorado $47,900
- Nebraska $47,260
- Maryland $46,960
- Idaho $46,940
- Arizona $46,590
- Utah $46,550
- Maine $46,430
- Wyoming $46,030
- Kentucky $45,710
- South Dakota $45,710
- Delaware $45,550
- Tennessee $45,000
- Kansas $44,840
- North Carolina $44,720
- Florida $44,030
- Virginia $43,560
- South Carolina $42,940
- West Virginia $42,670
- Texas $40,620
- Oklahoma $39,360
- Georgia $38,990
- New Mexico $38,400
- Louisiana $38,230
- Mississippi $37,710
- Arkansas $37,630
- Alabama $36,900
By metro area
- Vineland, NJ $83,680
- Kahului, HI $79,760
- Urban Honolulu, HI $77,960
- San Francisco, CA $72,610
- Trenton, NJ $71,920
- San Jose, CA $68,470
- St. Louis, MO $64,500
- Boston, MA $63,420
- Peoria, IL $62,960
- Springfield, MA $62,660
- Vallejo, CA $62,500
- Minneapolis, MN $61,970
- Salinas, CA $61,680
- Worcester, MA $61,410
- Springfield, IL $61,400
- Duluth, MN $61,340
- Decatur, IL $61,270
- New York, NY $61,270
- Fairbanks, AK $60,990
- Chicago, IL $60,890
- Bloomington, IL $60,650
- Modesto, CA $60,630
- Sandusky, OH $60,600
- Sacramento, CA $60,560
- Columbus, OH $60,540
- New Haven, CT $60,350
- Santa Rosa, CA $60,270
- San Luis Obispo, CA $60,140
- Barnstable Town, MA $60,040
- Hanford, CA $59,870
- Carson City, NV $59,810
- Napa, CA $59,800
- Seattle, WA $59,740
- Riverside, CA $59,500
- Champaign, IL $59,460
- Rochester, MN $59,390
- Mankato, MN $59,350
- Providence, RI $59,280
- Appleton, WI $59,260
- Bridgeport, CT $59,030
- Oxnard, CA $58,950
- La Crosse, WI $58,900
- Akron, OH $58,830
- Los Angeles, CA $58,810
- Santa Cruz, CA $58,500
- Rockford, IL $58,390
- Bellingham, WA $58,360
- Eau Claire, WI $58,240
- Michigan City, IN $58,240
- Jefferson City, MO $58,220
- Mount Vernon, WA $58,220
- Amherst Town, MA $58,150
- Cape Girardeau, MO $58,140
- St. Cloud, MN $57,820
- Lansing, MI $57,570
- Stockton, CA $57,450
- Detroit, MI $57,430
- Milwaukee, WI $57,430
- Cleveland, OH $57,180
- San Diego, CA $57,180
- Flint, MI $57,170
- Madison, WI $57,000
- Columbia, MO $56,810
- Waterbury, CT $56,710
- Battle Creek, MI $56,700
- Sheboygan, WI $56,440
- Hartford, CT $56,280
- Fond du Lac, WI $56,200
- Anchorage, AK $56,160
- Santa Maria, CA $56,140
- Longview, WA $55,810
- Bakersfield, CA $55,800
- Redding, CA $55,790
- Bozeman, MT $55,690
- Janesville, WI $55,690
- Atlantic City, NJ $55,120
- Fresno, CA $55,120
- Philadelphia, PA $55,120
- Cincinnati, OH $54,930
- Green Bay, WI $54,890
- Kankakee, IL $54,830
- Kennewick, WA $54,750
- Chico, CA $54,720
- Bremerton, WA $54,710
- Salem, OR $54,500
- Merced, CA $54,440
- Davenport, IA $54,380
- Racine, WI $54,300
- Portland, OR $54,240
- Kiryas Joel, NY $53,940
- Columbus, IN $53,900
- Canton, OH $53,760
- El Centro, CA $53,560
- State College, PA $53,420
- Evansville, IN $53,220
- Olympia, WA $53,090
- Dayton, OH $53,000
- Albany, NY $52,940
- Bend, OR $52,760
- Wausau, WI $52,620
- Pittsfield, MA $52,130
- Norwich, CT $51,890
- St. Joseph, MO $51,760
- Albany, OR $51,470
- Kalamazoo, MI $51,380
- Oshkosh, WI $51,270
- Reno, NV $51,230
- Monroe, MI $51,200
- Lima, OH $51,110
- Indianapolis, IN $51,040
- Spokane, WA $51,010
- Ann Arbor, MI $50,910
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $50,910
- South Bend, IN $50,870
- Binghamton, NY $50,740
- Toledo, OH $50,720
- Buffalo, NY $50,620
- Pittsburgh, PA $50,600
- Kansas City, MO $50,500
- Springfield, OH $50,070