How much do Construction Laborers make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $30,170 and the 90th percentile is $49,330. The difference is $19,160, which is 50.6% 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 $34,540 to the 75th at $46,290, covers $11,750.

The mean annual wage is $40,470, which sits above the median of $37,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,505, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Mississippi median of $37,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $42,505 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Jackson, MS ranks 6th of 12 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).).

• Hattiesburg, MS is 101 miles away, with a median of $35,700 and employment of 420. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,738, against $42,505 here.
• Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $35,850 and employment of 860. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,884, against $42,505 here.
• Hammond, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $36,840 and employment of 300. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,618, against $42,505 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 0.75% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (2,020 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.