How much do Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,020 and the 90th percentile is $67,010. The difference is $28,990, which is 58.5% 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 $44,250 to the 75th at $56,780, covers $12,530.

The mean annual wage is $52,700, which sits above the median of $49,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 16.1% higher than the national median of $42,670 for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,745, which is 23.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% higher than the Ohio median of $44,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other at $52,745 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other. Cleveland, OH ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $37,460 and employment of 110. That median is 24.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,569, against $52,745 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 116 miles away, with a median of $41,670 and employment of 80. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,546, against $52,745 here.
• Columbus, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $41,210 and employment of 40. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,166, against $52,745 here.

Employment share

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (70 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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.