SOC 47-2061 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction Laborers make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Laborers in Idaho Falls, ID is $45,870. The 10th percentile is $37,060 and the 90th percentile is $73,670. Employment is 970.

Median annual wage

$45,870

10th percentile
$37,060
25th percentile
$39,160
Median
$45,870
75th percentile
$55,250
90th percentile
$73,670
Mean
$49,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $37,060 and the 90th percentile is $73,670. The difference is $36,610, which is 79.8% 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 $39,160 to the 75th at $55,250, covers $16,090.

The mean annual wage is $49,320, which sits above the median of $45,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Idaho Falls, ID median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,585, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Idaho median of $46,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $48,585 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 5th of 7 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).).

  • Pocatello, ID is 65 miles away, with a median of $45,680 and employment of 350. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,380, against $48,585 here.
  • Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $46,160 and employment of 650. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,120, against $48,585 here.
  • Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $42,670 and employment of 540. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,326, against $48,585 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (970 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.68 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID · Construction Laborers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Construction Laborers make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Laborers in Idaho Falls, ID is $45,870. The 10th percentile is $37,060 and the 90th percentile is $73,670. Employment is 970.

How does that compare with the national median for Construction Laborers?

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $47,120.

What is Construction Laborers pay in Idaho Falls, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,870 is $48,585. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Idaho Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Construction Laborers?

Pocatello, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $45,680. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.