How much do Construction Laborers make in Albuquerque, NM?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $30,940 and the 90th percentile is $52,870. The difference is $21,930, which is 54.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,190 to the 75th at $48,020, covers $11,830.

The mean annual wage is $42,400, which sits above the median of $40,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,325, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the New Mexico median of $38,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $42,325 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Albuquerque, NM ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Fe, NM is 39 miles away, with a median of $41,980 and employment of 530. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,504, against $42,325 here.
• Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $38,150 and employment of 1,310. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,497, against $42,325 here.
• Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $39,460 and employment of 860. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,741, against $42,325 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (4,140 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.