How much do Construction Laborers make in Owensboro, KY?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $59,630. The difference is $28,800, which is 65.8% 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 $36,750 to the 75th at $48,180, covers $11,430.

The mean annual wage is $44,020, which sits above the median of $43,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Owensboro, KY median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,385, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Kentucky median of $45,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Owensboro, KY is 88.610, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $49,385 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Owensboro, KY ranks 17th of 20 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).).

• Evansville, IN is 36 miles away, with a median of $53,220 and employment of 1,500. That median is 21.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,146, against $49,385 here.
• Bowling Green, KY is 59 miles away, with a median of $41,880 and employment of 840. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,441, against $49,385 here.
• Elizabethtown, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $38,740 and employment of 220. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,773, against $49,385 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 0.69% of wage-and-salary employment in Owensboro, KY (340 of 49,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.