United States
Construction Laborers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$46,730
Construction Laborers in the United States earn a median of $46,730 a year, about $22.47 an hour.
Median
$46,730
per year
Hourly
$22.47
as published
Mean
$51,260
pulled up by top earners
Workers
1,057,660
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $38,180 | -18% |
| California | State | $60,540 | +30% |
| Florida | State | $40,820 | -13% |
| New York | State | $57,680 | +23% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $61,870 | +32% |
| North Carolina | State | $42,250 | -10% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $48,480 | +4% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $38,510 | -18% |
| Illinois | State | $64,890 | +39% |
| Ohio | State | $49,640 | +6% |
| Arizona | State | $46,200 | -1% |
| Georgia | State | $37,970 | -19% |
| Minnesota | State | $58,720 | +26% |
| Washington | State | $57,240 | +22% |
| Indiana | State | $49,520 | +6% |
| Virginia | State | $40,210 | -14% |
| Michigan | State | $48,670 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $39,010 | -17% |
| Tennessee | State | $44,150 | -6% |
| Louisiana | State | $40,240 | -14% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $46,990 | +1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $68,410 | +46% |
| Utah | State | $46,100 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $59,540 | +27% |
| New Jersey | State | $63,190 | +35% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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