Construction Laborers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$47,120
10th percentile
$35,090
90th percentile
$78,090
Employment
1,096,780
- TXMedian $40,620 · Employment 123,250
- CAMedian $60,270 · Employment 88,240
- FLMedian $44,030 · Employment 87,040
- NYMedian $55,930 · Employment 52,090
- New York, NYMedian $61,270 · Employment 50,870
- AZMedian $46,590 · Employment 37,630
- ILMedian $60,690 · Employment 35,940
- PAMedian $49,400 · Employment 35,920
- NCMedian $44,720 · Employment 35,620
- Houston, TXMedian $41,350 · Employment 34,080
- OHMedian $56,080 · Employment 31,910
- Dallas, TXMedian $43,960 · Employment 29,670
- Phoenix, AZMedian $46,910 · Employment 29,230
- INMedian $50,070 · Employment 28,600
- MNMedian $60,260 · Employment 28,530
- MIMedian $49,590 · Employment 28,490
- GAMedian $38,990 · Employment 27,800
- Chicago, ILMedian $60,890 · Employment 26,690
- TNMedian $45,000 · Employment 26,250
- VAMedian $43,560 · Employment 25,830
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.