Construction Laborers salary

What Construction Laborers earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 1,096,780 Construction Laborers jobs — 0.7% of all US employment. The national median wage is $47,120 a year ($22.66 an hour) and the mean is $52,030 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$25.02	$52,030
10th percentile	$16.87	$35,090
25th percentile	$18.57	$38,620
Median (50th percentile)	$22.66	$47,120
75th percentile	$28.72	$59,740
90th percentile	$37.54	$78,090

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$72,610	$34.91	11,620	+54.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,500	$31.01	8,670	+36.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$63,420	$30.49	11,580	+34.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,970	$29.79	17,330	+31.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,270	$29.46	50,870	+30.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$60,890	$29.27	26,690	+29.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$59,740	$28.72	13,040	+26.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$59,500	$28.61	12,120	+26.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$58,810	$28.28	21,730	+24.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,430	$27.61	11,610	+21.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$57,180	$27.49	8,850	+21.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$55,120	$26.50	14,580	+17.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$54,240	$26.08	7,950	+15.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,760	$23.44	9,650	+3.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$47,430	$22.80	17,710	+0.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,910	$22.56	29,230	-0.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,460	$22.34	10,520	-1.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,850	$22.04	10,840	-2.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,520	$21.88	18,280	-3.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,000	$21.16	11,140	-6.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$43,960	$21.14	29,670	-6.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,750	$21.04	12,860	-7.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$42,010	$20.20	16,460	-10.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$41,350	$19.88	34,080	-12.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$40,880	$19.66	12,290	-13.2%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.