SOC 47-2061 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Laborers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$47,120

10th percentile: $35,090
25th percentile: $38,620
Median: $47,120
75th percentile: $59,740
90th percentile: $78,090
Mean: $52,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 1,096,780.

That median is 7.6% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Construction Laborers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Vineland, NJ	440	$36,400	$83,680	$97,100
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	630	$49,660	$79,760	$101,680
Urban Honolulu, HI	3,040	$40,100	$77,960	$93,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	11,620	$48,440	$72,610	$102,450
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	960	$38,200	$71,920	$106,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	4,420	$46,470	$68,470	$94,370
St. Louis, MO-IL	8,670	$40,100	$64,500	$96,280
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	11,580	$46,460	$63,420	$99,410
Peoria, IL	1,020	$39,130	$62,960	$97,740
Springfield, MA	880	$43,490	$62,660	$93,510
Vallejo, CA	1,080	$45,160	$62,500	$92,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	17,330	$43,860	$61,970	$96,670
Salinas, CA	950	$45,620	$61,680	$99,030
Worcester, MA	1,650	$43,440	$61,410	$96,160
Springfield, IL	510	$37,750	$61,400	$97,130
Duluth, MN-WI	1,390	$43,620	$61,340	$89,430
Decatur, IL	940	$46,800	$61,270	$97,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,870	$34,320	$61,270	$104,280
Fairbanks-College, AK	330	$44,570	$60,990	$86,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	26,690	$39,100	$60,890	$105,500

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Construction Laborers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,870	$34,320	$61,270	$104,280
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	34,080	$34,880	$41,350	$58,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	29,670	$35,480	$43,960	$56,940
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	29,230	$36,770	$46,910	$62,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	26,690	$39,100	$60,890	$105,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	21,730	$39,680	$58,810	$91,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	18,280	$35,290	$45,520	$60,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	17,710	$37,030	$47,430	$62,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	17,330	$43,860	$61,970	$96,670
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	16,460	$28,280	$42,010	$58,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,580	$38,390	$55,120	$83,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	13,040	$43,660	$59,740	$98,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	12,860	$33,600	$43,750	$59,110
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	12,290	$30,560	$40,880	$58,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	12,120	$38,690	$59,500	$96,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	11,620	$48,440	$72,610	$102,450
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	11,610	$38,590	$57,430	$72,520
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	11,580	$46,460	$63,420	$99,410
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	11,140	$33,920	$44,000	$58,950
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10,840	$29,730	$45,850	$61,990

States and territories

State estimates for Construction Laborers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hawaii	4,580	$43,990	$77,110	$96,490
New Jersey	23,590	$37,980	$64,060	$106,140
Massachusetts	16,210	$45,170	$63,390	$98,880
Illinois	35,940	$38,880	$60,690	$105,040
California	88,240	$40,950	$60,270	$93,620
Minnesota	28,530	$42,950	$60,260	$96,150
Connecticut	7,360	$42,580	$58,290	$76,520
Alaska	3,690	$37,980	$58,060	$83,710
Washington	25,060	$39,930	$57,720	$95,110
Rhode Island	2,110	$39,480	$57,240	$88,620
Missouri	17,050	$37,870	$56,730	$83,470
Wisconsin	20,330	$37,990	$56,100	$80,920
Ohio	31,910	$37,370	$56,080	$79,110
New York	52,090	$34,320	$55,930	$96,590
Oregon	12,620	$39,210	$50,860	$78,410
Indiana	28,600	$36,570	$50,070	$74,740
District of Columbia	2,090	$37,190	$50,020	$72,320
New Hampshire	4,330	$38,020	$49,980	$63,310
Montana	4,590	$37,720	$49,830	$63,980
Michigan	28,490	$37,220	$49,590	$69,890
Pennsylvania	35,920	$37,480	$49,400	$74,670
North Dakota	5,050	$38,990	$49,070	$71,210
Nevada	11,890	$36,400	$48,990	$76,660
Vermont	1,430	$39,130	$48,580	$61,710
Iowa	13,780	$38,180	$48,490	$68,900
Colorado	18,680	$38,410	$47,900	$62,010
Nebraska	8,530	$36,400	$47,260	$61,780
Maryland	20,920	$36,430	$46,960	$61,670
Idaho	10,850	$36,560	$46,940	$63,190
Arizona	37,630	$36,770	$46,590	$60,930
Utah	20,950	$34,890	$46,550	$63,310
Maine	3,960	$36,190	$46,430	$60,520
Wyoming	3,350	$35,640	$46,030	$57,590
Kentucky	13,280	$33,770	$45,710	$60,200
South Dakota	1,780	$35,180	$45,710	$52,350
Delaware	3,240	$33,240	$45,550	$63,730
Tennessee	26,250	$34,910	$45,000	$59,990
Kansas	9,990	$31,500	$44,840	$60,070
North Carolina	35,620	$31,850	$44,720	$59,970
Florida	87,040	$33,280	$44,030	$58,900
Virginia	25,830	$32,900	$43,560	$57,110
South Carolina	19,620	$31,200	$42,940	$63,370
West Virginia	6,620	$30,770	$42,670	$60,550
Virgin Islands	370	$31,690	$42,200	$57,010
Texas	123,250	$32,560	$40,620	$56,930
Oklahoma	13,710	$33,490	$39,360	$58,070
Georgia	27,800	$27,880	$38,990	$56,450
New Mexico	12,470	$30,840	$38,400	$53,590
Louisiana	22,100	$29,650	$38,230	$60,090
Mississippi	8,800	$29,370	$37,710	$52,640
Arkansas	10,650	$30,850	$37,630	$48,410
Alabama	18,400	$23,980	$36,900	$49,740
Guam	800	$22,340	$29,410	$42,210
Puerto Rico	9,820	$21,840	$24,270	$33,220

Other construction and extraction occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Construction Laborers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Construction Laborers is $47,120. Employment is 1,096,780.

How does Construction Laborers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Construction Laborers is 7.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Construction Laborers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Vineland, NJ is highest on this page's list at $83,680.