How much do Construction Laborers make in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

Percentile spread

For Construction Laborers, the published 10th percentile is $33,280 and the 90th percentile is $71,440. The difference is $38,160, which is 85.1% 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 $37,160 to the 75th at $62,230, covers $25,070.

The mean annual wage is $49,420, which sits above the median of $44,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $47,120 for Construction Laborers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,368, which is 6.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% higher than the West Virginia median of $42,670.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 89.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Laborers at $50,368 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Laborers. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ranks 24th of 31 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $45,800 and employment of 450. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,855, against $50,368 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 37 miles away, with a median of $53,760 and employment of 1,100. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,130, against $50,368 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $50,600 and employment of 8,620. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,448, against $50,368 here.

Employment share

Construction Laborers accounts for 0.83% of wage-and-salary employment in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (300 of 36,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.71% of employment (1,096,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.