How much do Construction Laborers make in Bismarck, ND?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $38,950 and the 90th percentile is $73,010. The difference is $34,060, which is 68.4% 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 $45,480 to the 75th at $61,180, covers $15,700.

The mean annual wage is $53,560, which sits above the median of $49,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,678, which is 16% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the North Dakota median of $49,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $54,678 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Bismarck, ND ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Minot, ND is 100 miles away, with a median of $49,180 and employment of 340. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,511, against $54,678 here.
• Fargo, ND-MN is 190 miles away, with a median of $49,340 and employment of 1,760. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,297, against $54,678 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 0.87% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (620 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.