392 metro areas

Construction Laborer Salary by City (2026)

Construction laborers earn the most in Kahului, HI, an average of $78,600 a year, against $52,030 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Vineland, NJ ($77,310 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $52,030BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $78,600Kahului, HI
Best after cost of living: $77,310Vineland, NJ
Metro areas: 392With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for construction laborers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Kahului, HI$78,600
Vineland, NJ$74,190
San Francisco, CA$73,630
Trenton, NJ$73,090
Boston, MA-NH$71,340
Urban Honolulu, HI$70,120
San Jose, CA$69,780
Chicago, IL-IN$69,180
Worcester, MA$69,040
Minneapolis, MN-WI$67,790

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for construction laborers
Item	Value
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$78,600
Vineland, NJ	$74,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$73,630
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$73,090
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$71,340
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$69,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$69,180
Worcester, MA	$69,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$67,790

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Vineland, NJ$74,190 nominal$77,310
Duluth, MN-WI$64,290 nominal$72,420
Kahului, HI$78,600 nominal$71,850
Peoria, IL$65,370 nominal$71,650
Rochester, MN$64,980 nominal$71,550
Decatur, IL$62,840 nominal$71,070
Trenton, NJ$73,090 nominal$70,840
St. Cloud, MN$62,000 nominal$70,750
St. Louis, MO-IL$66,680 nominal$70,120
Jefferson City, MO$61,690 nominal$70,120

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for construction laborers
Item	Value
Vineland, NJ	$77,310
Duluth, MN-WI	$72,420
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$71,850
Peoria, IL	$71,650
Rochester, MN	$71,550
Decatur, IL	$71,070
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$70,840
St. Cloud, MN	$70,750
St. Louis, MO-IL	$70,120
Jefferson City, MO	$70,120

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Construction Laborer salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Construction Laborer pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Kahului, HI	$78,600	$52,850	$91,270	$71,850
2	Vineland, NJ	$74,190	$42,180	$89,960	$77,310
3	San Francisco, CA	$73,630	$52,770	$83,930	$63,690
4	Trenton, NJ	$73,090	$43,330	$87,760	$70,840
5	Boston, MA-NH	$71,340	$48,690	$82,510	$65,890
6	Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,120	$43,740	$83,100	$63,190
7	San Jose, CA	$69,780	$50,540	$79,250	$63,190
8	Chicago, IL-IN	$69,180	$41,310	$82,910	$66,780
9	Worcester, MA	$69,040	$44,320	$81,200	$67,340
10	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$67,790	$46,490	$78,290	$64,670
11	New York, NY-NJ	$67,430	$40,120	$80,890	$59,900
12	Springfield, MA	$66,770	$45,220	$77,400	$69,510
13	St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,680	$44,010	$77,850	$70,120
14	Salinas, CA	$66,620	$46,570	$76,500	$61,100
15	Vallejo, CA	$66,390	$47,150	$75,880	$61,200
16	Santa Rosa, CA	$65,600	$46,260	$75,130	$60,860
17	Riverside, CA	$65,580	$42,700	$76,860	$61,610
18	Peoria, IL	$65,370	$42,640	$76,560	$71,650
19	Fairbanks, AK	$65,250	$46,050	$74,690	$63,220
20	Rochester, MN	$64,980	$42,490	$76,070	$71,550
21	Seattle, WA	$64,980	$45,120	$74,780	$58,470
22	Hanford, CA	$64,650	$42,740	$75,440	$63,620
23	Duluth, MN-WI	$64,290	$44,620	$73,990	$72,420
24	Rockford, IL	$64,230	$42,760	$74,800	$69,700
25	San Luis Obispo, CA	$64,150	$45,180	$73,510	$59,070
26	Sacramento, CA	$64,060	$43,990	$73,960	$60,050
27	Oxnard, CA	$63,920	$44,450	$73,510	$57,830
28	Los Angeles, CA	$63,210	$43,200	$73,070	$55,660
29	Barnstable Town, MA	$63,070	$45,720	$71,610	$64,130
30	Bellingham, WA	$63,040	$42,890	$72,990	$61,010
31	Napa, CA	$63,020	$45,090	$71,840	$55,990
32	Providence, RI-MA	$62,920	$43,640	$72,400	$61,820
33	Champaign, IL	$62,880	$40,520	$73,880	$67,830
34	Decatur, IL	$62,840	$47,920	$70,180	$71,070
35	Modesto, CA	$62,650	$43,180	$72,240	$60,180
36	Bloomington, IL	$62,570	$39,730	$73,820	$66,890
37	Amherst Town, MA	$62,520	$41,950	$72,680	$62,370
38	Columbus, OH	$62,420	$42,350	$72,300	$65,380
39	Springfield, IL	$62,250	$40,230	$73,090	$67,120
40	Carson City, NV	$62,130	$42,990	$71,550	$63,310
41	St. Cloud, MN	$62,000	$44,660	$70,550	$70,750
42	Santa Cruz, CA	$61,940	$45,360	$70,100	$56,360
43	Stockton, CA	$61,860	$42,700	$71,300	$58,860
44	Jefferson City, MO	$61,690	$40,020	$72,360	$70,120
45	Mount Vernon, WA	$61,260	$43,260	$70,120	$59,800
46	Redding, CA	$60,990	$42,450	$70,120	$60,580
47	Bakersfield, CA	$60,900	$42,290	$70,080	$60,370
48	Atlantic City, NJ	$60,860	$37,750	$72,240	$61,560
49	San Diego, CA	$60,490	$43,780	$68,720	$54,060
50	Kankakee, IL	$60,470	$37,560	$71,740	$62,730
51	Bridgeport, CT	$60,440	$45,360	$67,870	$56,560
52	Albany, NY	$60,400	$41,700	$69,620	$60,660
53	Merced, CA	$60,320	$40,620	$70,030	$61,380
54	Akron, OH	$60,260	$40,620	$69,950	$64,540
55	Columbia, MO	$60,220	$40,500	$69,930	$67,330
56	Longview, WA	$60,110	$42,410	$68,850	$61,620
57	Sandusky, OH	$60,090	$39,370	$70,300	$67,300
58	Fresno, CA	$60,050	$41,620	$69,120	$58,780
59	Mankato, MN	$60,030	$44,260	$67,790	$66,000
60	New Haven, CT	$60,010	$45,030	$67,390	$57,390
61	Anchorage, AK	$59,780	$43,280	$67,910	$56,710
62	Bremerton, WA	$59,630	$42,850	$67,890	$56,460
63	Milwaukee, WI	$59,610	$40,330	$69,100	$61,490
64	Chico, CA	$59,550	$42,890	$67,790	$58,850
65	Kiryas Joel, NY	$59,470	$41,040	$68,540	$54,350
66	Santa Maria, CA	$59,470	$43,200	$67,500	$54,660
67	Appleton, WI	$59,200	$40,310	$68,490	$64,060
68	Olympia, WA	$58,970	$42,410	$67,120	$56,880
69	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,950	$41,680	$67,450	$57,480
70	Hartford, CT	$58,880	$43,870	$66,270	$57,310
71	Lima, OH	$58,860	$38,630	$68,850	$65,640
72	Kennewick, WA	$58,840	$42,220	$67,040	$58,790
73	Fond du Lac, WI	$58,700	$42,120	$66,850	$64,050
74	Janesville, WI	$58,570	$39,750	$67,850	$62,510
75	Madison, WI	$58,450	$41,160	$66,960	$60,080
76	Eau Claire, WI	$58,390	$40,850	$67,020	$62,920
77	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$58,220	$39,790	$67,310	$67,640
78	Davenport, IA-IL	$58,180	$40,980	$66,660	$65,310
79	Portland, OR-WA	$58,070	$41,910	$66,040	$55,080
80	Buffalo, NY	$57,970	$41,020	$66,330	$60,480
81	Cleveland, OH	$57,910	$40,620	$66,440	$61,660
82	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,840	$40,770	$66,250	$60,650
83	Syracuse, NY	$57,680	$39,060	$66,850	$60,250
84	Waterbury, CT	$57,660	$43,010	$64,880	$57,790
85	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$57,600	$39,520	$66,520	$66,680
86	Utica, NY	$57,570	$40,460	$66,000	$62,120
87	Wenatchee, WA	$57,570	$42,930	$64,790	$55,430
88	La Crosse, WI-MN	$57,430	$41,270	$65,400	$62,580
89	Dayton, OH	$57,410	$39,850	$66,060	$61,930
90	Racine, WI	$57,300	$40,310	$65,690	$59,710
91	Green Bay, WI	$57,240	$41,370	$65,060	$61,490
92	Toledo, OH	$57,200	$39,750	$65,790	$62,540
93	Glens Falls, NY	$57,180	$39,480	$65,890	$60,270
94	Michigan City, IN	$57,160	$39,480	$65,870	$62,350
95	Binghamton, NY	$57,030	$39,890	$65,480	$61,410
96	Canton, OH	$56,850	$39,420	$65,440	$63,590
97	Reno, NV	$56,780	$42,000	$64,060	$56,210
98	Bozeman, MT	$56,660	$45,860	$61,960	$55,270
99	Kingston, NY	$56,620	$38,810	$65,400	$56,220
100	Oshkosh, WI	$56,580	$40,140	$64,670	$60,890
101	El Centro, CA	$56,450	$40,560	$64,270	$59,310
102	Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,450	$39,150	$64,980	$61,000
103	Norwich, CT	$56,450	$42,310	$63,420	$56,200
104	Pittsfield, MA	$56,280	$41,450	$63,590	$59,180
105	Bend, OR	$56,260	$43,390	$62,590	$54,300
106	Sheboygan, WI	$56,060	$40,250	$63,860	$59,630
107	Spokane, WA	$56,060	$40,370	$63,770	$55,870
108	Detroit, MI	$55,970	$41,890	$62,900	$55,800
109	Flint, MI	$55,910	$40,560	$63,460	$60,100
110	Salem, OR	$55,910	$42,540	$62,480	$53,940
111	Springfield, OH	$55,870	$39,350	$64,020	$61,750
112	Wausau, WI	$55,850	$41,080	$63,130	$60,280
113	South Bend, IN-MI	$55,760	$38,770	$64,130	$60,050
114	Fargo, ND-MN	$55,680	$43,780	$61,550	$61,270
115	Rochester, NY	$55,470	$37,400	$64,380	$57,160
116	Kenosha, WI	$54,950	$39,690	$62,480	$54,340
117	Allentown, PA-NJ	$54,890	$41,000	$61,730	$54,910
118	Yuba City, CA	$54,830	$40,410	$61,920	$52,600
119	Lansing, MI	$54,700	$40,580	$61,650	$57,580
120	Visalia, CA	$54,640	$40,390	$61,650	$54,740
121	State College, PA	$54,540	$41,000	$61,190	$56,370
122	Indianapolis, IN	$54,430	$40,120	$61,460	$56,880
123	Pittsburgh, PA	$54,270	$40,390	$61,110	$57,320
124	Albany, OR	$54,250	$43,870	$59,360	$53,130
125	Ann Arbor, MI	$54,200	$40,460	$60,960	$53,730
126	Evansville, IN	$54,140	$39,810	$61,190	$59,150
127	Midland, MI	$54,120	$41,000	$60,590	$58,880
128	Springfield, MO	$54,120	$38,040	$62,070	$61,090
129	Mansfield, OH	$54,020	$36,280	$62,770	$60,780
130	Des Moines, IA	$54,000	$43,180	$59,340	$58,890
131	Kalamazoo, MI	$54,000	$40,000	$60,900	$56,940
132	Youngstown, OH	$53,770	$36,730	$62,150	$61,530
133	Battle Creek, MI	$53,660	$42,240	$59,280	$59,270
134	Bismarck, ND	$53,560	$41,620	$59,450	$58,840
135	Dubuque, IA	$53,560	$41,580	$59,470	$61,330
136	Burlington, VT	$53,500	$43,890	$58,240	$53,000
137	Yakima, WA	$53,500	$40,230	$60,030	$55,990
138	York, PA	$53,410	$41,450	$59,320	$55,640
139	Lafayette, IN	$53,350	$37,880	$60,990	$57,100
140	Monroe, MI	$53,290	$40,060	$59,820	$57,000
141	Waterloo, IA	$53,210	$40,350	$59,550	$61,120
142	Grants Pass, OR	$53,190	$43,100	$58,160	$54,410
143	Las Vegas, NV	$53,080	$37,440	$60,800	$52,970
144	Reading, PA	$53,040	$40,410	$59,260	$54,650
145	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,020	$40,850	$59,010	$61,330
146	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$52,940	$41,970	$58,340	$61,090
147	Columbus, IN	$52,850	$39,060	$59,650	$56,830
148	Medford, OR	$52,830	$40,960	$58,700	$52,080
149	Minot, ND	$52,730	$40,390	$58,800	$60,590
150	Scranton, PA	$52,690	$38,600	$59,630	$56,320
151	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$52,600	$40,370	$58,640	$53,510
152	Harrisburg, PA	$52,580	$40,560	$58,510	$53,300
153	Billings, MT	$52,480	$40,960	$58,140	$56,110
154	Ames, IA	$52,150	$41,410	$57,430	$58,710
155	Joplin, MO-KS	$52,150	$37,420	$59,400	$60,840
156	Iowa City, IA	$52,080	$39,850	$58,090	$56,910
157	Kokomo, IN	$52,000	$36,520	$59,610	$58,000
158	Cedar Rapids, IA	$51,920	$39,960	$57,800	$58,360
159	Elmira, NY	$51,920	$37,000	$59,260	$55,000
160	Corvallis, OR	$51,770	$40,910	$57,120	$49,770
161	Lancaster, PA	$51,560	$40,370	$57,080	$52,470
162	Bloomington, IN	$51,540	$36,420	$58,990	$54,200
163	Eugene, OR	$51,520	$40,230	$57,100	$50,720
164	Grand Rapids, MI	$51,500	$39,230	$57,550	$53,900
165	Great Falls, MT	$51,310	$38,400	$57,680	$52,980
166	Boulder, CO	$51,170	$39,710	$56,780	$48,640
167	Helena, MT	$51,060	$39,920	$56,560	$53,370
168	Elkhart, IN	$51,020	$37,920	$57,490	$56,480
169	Denver, CO	$50,940	$41,370	$55,660	$48,160
170	Fort Wayne, IN	$50,860	$37,340	$57,510	$54,940
171	Traverse City, MI	$50,650	$38,830	$56,470	$54,250
172	Lawrence, KS	$50,630	$35,800	$57,930	$56,100
173	Watertown, NY	$50,500	$37,980	$56,660	$57,590
174	Walla Walla, WA	$50,440	$37,730	$56,700	$51,200
175	Salt Lake City, UT	$50,170	$36,840	$56,720	$49,740
176	Ithaca, NY	$50,110	$37,810	$56,160	$48,500
177	Ogden, UT	$50,090	$36,520	$56,760	$49,920
178	Charleston, WV	$50,070	$32,840	$58,550	$56,440
179	Wheeling, WV-OH	$49,960	$33,820	$57,910	$56,570
180	Portland, ME	$49,940	$39,790	$54,930	$49,030
181	Muskegon, MI	$49,840	$37,790	$55,760	$53,870
182	Saginaw, MI	$49,770	$33,970	$57,550	$54,760
183	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,750	$37,270	$55,890	$53,450
184	Williamsport, PA	$49,690	$37,340	$55,810	$53,810
185	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,670	$39,230	$54,810	$45,620
186	Fort Collins, CO	$49,630	$40,020	$54,350	$49,080
187	Omaha, NE-IA	$49,570	$38,980	$54,790	$53,930
188	Manchester, NH	$49,550	$38,960	$54,770	$46,900
189	Missoula, MT	$49,480	$39,170	$54,580	$51,300
190	Weirton, WV-OH	$49,420	$34,340	$56,850	$55,510
191	Idaho Falls, ID	$49,320	$37,170	$55,310	$52,240
192	Greeley, CO	$49,210	$39,440	$54,020	$49,120
193	Johnstown, PA	$49,050	$36,630	$55,140	$57,080
194	Lebanon, PA	$48,980	$37,750	$54,520	$52,550
195	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$48,940	$33,400	$56,620	$55,350
196	Boise City, ID	$48,920	$38,330	$54,120	$49,720
197	Lewiston, ID-WA	$48,760	$36,650	$54,720	$53,490
198	Muncie, IN	$48,710	$35,780	$55,100	$55,260
199	Phoenix, AZ	$48,670	$38,810	$53,520	$47,110
200	Jackson, MI	$48,550	$35,650	$54,890	$52,900
201	Terre Haute, IN	$48,510	$34,760	$55,290	$55,250
202	Grand Junction, CO	$48,480	$37,000	$54,140	$50,780
203	Niles, MI	$48,380	$36,130	$54,410	$52,380
204	Bay City, MI	$48,340	$35,840	$54,500	$52,590
205	Gettysburg, PA	$48,340	$37,840	$53,520	$50,680
206	Chambersburg, PA	$48,320	$38,040	$53,370	$51,060
207	Logan, UT-ID	$48,300	$36,590	$54,080	$50,350
208	Knoxville, TN	$48,210	$35,780	$54,330	$52,080
209	Wilmington, NC	$48,130	$34,780	$54,700	$49,920
210	Hilton Head Island, SC	$48,110	$35,420	$54,370	$49,080
211	Manhattan, KS	$48,090	$36,110	$53,980	$53,340
212	Lewiston, ME	$47,960	$37,770	$52,980	$50,620
213	Erie, PA	$47,940	$35,800	$53,930	$52,710
214	Pueblo, CO	$47,940	$38,810	$52,460	$52,240
215	Lincoln, NE	$47,860	$38,190	$52,640	$52,260
216	Colorado Springs, CO	$47,780	$38,540	$52,330	$47,440
217	Baltimore, MD	$47,630	$37,150	$52,810	$45,580
218	Dover, DE	$47,610	$36,480	$53,080	$48,830
219	Durham, NC	$47,440	$37,090	$52,560	$48,620
220	Pocatello, ID	$47,420	$36,170	$52,980	$53,340
221	Naples, FL	$47,300	$36,610	$52,560	$45,830
222	Flagstaff, AZ	$47,260	$37,340	$52,150	$47,110
223	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,220	$35,650	$52,890	$51,230
224	Lexington Park, MD	$47,200	$36,190	$52,620	$46,840
225	Beaumont, TX	$47,090	$34,990	$53,040	$52,300
226	St. George, UT	$46,970	$34,960	$52,890	$48,260
227	Altoona, PA	$46,920	$35,980	$52,310	$52,420
228	Nashville, TN	$46,700	$36,380	$51,790	$48,480
229	Raleigh, NC	$46,490	$35,880	$51,730	$47,360
230	Asheville, NC	$46,470	$35,440	$51,920	$48,150
231	Provo, UT	$46,430	$32,820	$53,120	$47,270
232	Grand Island, NE	$46,380	$37,730	$50,650	$53,520
233	Lexington, KY	$46,380	$35,360	$51,790	$49,930
234	Charleston, SC	$46,260	$33,400	$52,580	$45,820
235	Charlotte, NC-SC	$46,160	$33,820	$52,230	$47,420
236	Topeka, KS	$46,130	$33,760	$52,230	$51,940
237	Miami, FL	$46,110	$35,780	$51,210	$40,390
238	Punta Gorda, FL	$46,070	$35,530	$51,250	$45,830
239	Paducah, KY-IL	$46,050	$35,010	$51,480	$53,490
240	North Port, FL	$46,010	$35,320	$51,270	$44,920
241	Greenville, SC	$45,970	$33,570	$52,080	$49,290
242	Lake Charles, LA	$45,930	$32,720	$52,440	$53,500
243	Prescott Valley, AZ	$45,930	$35,710	$50,940	$46,750
244	Wildwood, FL	$45,820	$36,670	$50,340	$53,640
245	Cheyenne, WY	$45,720	$36,690	$50,150	$47,380
246	Kingsport, TN-VA	$45,610	$34,030	$51,330	$52,760
247	Pinehurst, NC	$45,570	$35,760	$50,420	$51,590
248	Florence, SC	$45,490	$33,360	$51,480	$52,420
249	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,410	$36,420	$49,860	$50,100
250	Crestview, FL	$45,390	$35,800	$50,110	$46,780
251	Spartanburg, SC	$45,390	$34,320	$50,840	$49,850
252	Tulsa, OK	$45,200	$35,340	$50,070	$50,660
253	Tucson, AZ	$45,180	$36,380	$49,500	$46,630
254	Palm Bay, FL	$45,140	$34,880	$50,190	$45,140
255	Sebastian, FL	$44,970	$34,440	$50,150	$45,740
256	Columbia, SC	$44,910	$32,240	$51,150	$47,950
257	Tampa, FL	$44,530	$34,590	$49,420	$44,140
258	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,450	$34,130	$49,520	$48,600
259	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$44,450	$34,110	$49,550	$47,200
260	Jackson, TN	$44,430	$34,300	$49,420	$51,950
261	Winston, NC	$44,430	$34,630	$49,280	$48,270
262	Austin, TX	$44,370	$35,110	$48,900	$45,250
263	Fayetteville, NC	$44,370	$33,630	$49,650	$48,240
264	Morgantown, WV	$44,370	$31,990	$50,480	$47,540
265	Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,350	$34,260	$49,340	$44,250
266	Goldsboro, NC	$44,280	$35,190	$48,780	$50,060
267	Sierra Vista, AZ	$44,280	$35,360	$48,690	$49,620
268	Cape Coral, FL	$44,240	$34,990	$48,820	$43,220
269	Rapid City, SD	$44,220	$36,920	$47,820	$49,600
270	Deltona, FL	$44,200	$34,420	$49,000	$44,480
271	Hickory, NC	$44,200	$31,620	$50,420	$49,950
272	Sherman, TX	$44,080	$34,170	$48,940	$47,010
273	Owensboro, KY	$44,030	$34,010	$48,960	$49,690
274	Greenville, NC	$44,010	$33,590	$49,150	$49,780
275	Charlottesville, VA	$43,950	$36,230	$47,760	$44,330
276	Cleveland, TN	$43,890	$33,650	$48,920	$49,830
277	Houston, TX	$43,850	$34,840	$48,300	$44,460
278	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$43,850	$35,360	$48,010	$46,600
279	Bangor, ME	$43,830	$35,380	$47,990	$45,420
280	Corpus Christi, TX	$43,830	$33,570	$48,860	$47,300
281	New Orleans, LA	$43,830	$32,470	$49,420	$47,330
282	Dallas, TX	$43,780	$35,170	$48,010	$42,470
283	Jacksonville, FL	$43,780	$33,450	$48,880	$44,010
284	Yuma, AZ	$43,620	$34,920	$47,880	$47,050
285	Twin Falls, ID	$43,560	$33,900	$48,300	$47,290
286	Parkersburg, WV	$43,490	$33,700	$48,320	$49,950
287	Panama City, FL	$43,450	$34,240	$47,990	$44,660
288	Oklahoma City, OK	$43,410	$34,590	$47,760	$48,020
289	Santa Fe, NM	$43,410	$34,510	$47,800	$43,950
290	Greensboro, NC	$43,310	$33,380	$48,190	$46,640
291	Myrtle Beach, SC	$43,280	$32,820	$48,440	$46,220
292	Atlanta, GA	$43,140	$31,910	$48,690	$43,110
293	Clarksville, TN-KY	$43,140	$33,680	$47,800	$47,430
294	Orlando, FL	$43,140	$33,700	$47,780	$42,540
295	Burlington, NC	$43,120	$32,840	$48,190	$46,270
296	Johnson City, TN	$43,080	$34,090	$47,490	$48,990
297	Wichita, KS	$43,080	$33,740	$47,650	$48,430
298	Casper, WY	$43,040	$35,650	$46,700	$45,870
299	Richmond, VA	$42,970	$35,320	$46,760	$43,910
300	Slidell, LA	$42,890	$31,550	$48,480	$46,250
301	Midland, TX	$42,850	$35,420	$46,490	$44,740
302	Salisbury, MD	$42,850	$35,380	$46,550	$44,810
303	Gainesville, FL	$42,810	$32,030	$48,110	$44,260
304	Pensacola, FL	$42,810	$33,840	$47,240	$43,810
305	Augusta, GA-SC	$42,720	$30,410	$48,780	$46,480
306	Baton Rouge, LA	$42,600	$32,200	$47,720	$46,930
307	Jacksonville, NC	$42,600	$32,470	$47,570	$46,260
308	Harrisonburg, VA	$42,560	$35,280	$46,160	$44,850
309	Homosassa Springs, FL	$42,560	$33,760	$46,900	$45,530
310	Enid, OK	$42,490	$34,300	$46,550	$50,420
311	Sebring, FL	$42,490	$32,720	$47,320	$45,950
312	Shreveport, LA	$42,490	$30,930	$48,190	$50,130
313	Albuquerque, NM	$42,410	$33,340	$46,860	$44,390
314	Bowling Green, KY	$42,350	$32,280	$47,320	$46,960
315	Morristown, TN	$42,330	$34,170	$46,340	$49,010
316	Winchester, VA-WV	$42,220	$34,630	$45,950	$43,770
317	Lakeland, FL	$42,100	$32,640	$46,760	$43,340
318	Lafayette, LA	$42,060	$30,760	$47,610	$48,230
319	San Antonio, TX	$41,890	$34,070	$45,720	$44,230
320	Rocky Mount, NC	$41,850	$32,950	$46,220	$47,550
321	Beckley, WV	$41,810	$29,930	$47,650	$47,310
322	Fayetteville, AR	$41,810	$34,300	$45,510	$45,770
323	Killeen, TX	$41,810	$33,360	$45,950	$45,880
324	Blacksburg, VA	$41,720	$33,340	$45,860	$45,000
325	Elizabethtown, KY	$41,660	$32,760	$46,030	$46,000
326	Gulfport, MS	$41,620	$31,100	$46,800	$46,240
327	Tallahassee, FL	$41,410	$32,070	$46,030	$44,090
328	Las Cruces, NM	$41,330	$31,820	$46,010	$45,810
329	Gainesville, GA	$41,310	$31,550	$46,110	$42,690
330	Odessa, TX	$41,140	$33,820	$44,740	$43,810
331	Farmington, NM	$41,060	$32,390	$45,320	$46,810
332	Amarillo, TX	$41,000	$32,300	$45,300	$44,650
333	Longview, TX	$40,930	$32,410	$45,160	$45,740
334	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$40,870	$32,640	$44,930	$41,730
335	Ocala, FL	$40,850	$32,320	$45,030	$42,890
336	Hammond, LA	$40,830	$30,220	$46,050	$48,340
337	Athens, GA	$40,770	$29,720	$46,220	$43,680
338	Rome, GA	$40,770	$29,700	$46,220	$45,220
339	Staunton, VA	$40,730	$33,970	$44,080	$44,700
340	Lynchburg, VA	$40,580	$33,380	$44,120	$45,410
341	Jackson, MS	$40,480	$31,450	$44,910	$45,460
342	Abilene, TX	$40,460	$32,680	$44,280	$44,770
343	Sumter, SC	$40,460	$29,990	$45,610	$45,970
344	Birmingham, AL	$40,410	$29,580	$45,760	$44,090
345	Warner Robins, GA	$40,390	$31,140	$44,950	$43,060
346	Monroe, LA	$40,330	$30,200	$45,320	$48,240
347	Daphne, AL	$40,290	$30,200	$45,260	$42,550
348	Roanoke, VA	$40,230	$32,910	$43,830	$42,970
349	Houma, LA	$40,190	$31,120	$44,660	$47,230
350	Macon, GA	$40,040	$31,620	$44,200	$45,230
351	Lawton, OK	$39,870	$31,300	$44,080	$46,390
352	Decatur, AL	$39,670	$27,330	$45,740	$45,490
353	Savannah, GA	$39,560	$27,870	$45,320	$41,550
354	Tyler, TX	$39,420	$31,390	$43,390	$42,780
355	College Station, TX	$39,270	$31,890	$42,910	$43,180
356	Waco, TX	$39,150	$31,100	$43,100	$42,300
357	Alexandria, LA	$39,120	$29,410	$43,890	$45,660
358	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$39,000	$31,490	$42,680	$45,410
359	Lubbock, TX	$38,900	$30,780	$42,890	$42,600
360	Jonesboro, AR	$38,790	$30,870	$42,700	$45,170
361	Little Rock, AR	$38,770	$32,590	$41,810	$43,380
362	Victoria, TX	$38,310	$32,050	$41,390	$42,640
363	Hinesville, GA	$38,190	$28,970	$42,740	$40,660
364	San Angelo, TX	$38,170	$30,010	$42,180	$41,290
365	Wichita Falls, TX	$38,000	$31,240	$41,330	$42,450
366	Brunswick, GA	$37,770	$26,870	$43,160	$43,060
367	Huntsville, AL	$37,770	$25,850	$43,640	$40,580
368	Hattiesburg, MS	$37,560	$29,310	$41,640	$42,860
369	Mobile, AL	$37,420	$26,940	$42,580	$42,480
370	Montgomery, AL	$37,360	$27,080	$42,410	$41,660
371	El Paso, TX	$37,170	$29,760	$40,810	$41,340
372	Auburn, AL	$37,070	$25,940	$42,560	$42,160
373	Tuscaloosa, AL	$36,840	$26,330	$42,020	$42,000
374	Texarkana, TX-AR	$36,770	$28,970	$40,600	$43,770
375	Albany, GA	$36,420	$27,160	$40,960	$41,540
376	Brownsville, TX	$36,150	$27,350	$40,500	$42,050
377	Dalton, GA	$36,050	$25,150	$41,410	$40,130
378	Hot Springs, AR	$36,050	$28,680	$39,690	$42,050
379	Florence, AL	$36,000	$23,710	$42,060	$42,440
380	Columbus, GA-AL	$35,800	$26,100	$40,580	$40,090
381	Valdosta, GA	$35,420	$27,000	$39,560	$40,130
382	Anniston, AL	$35,320	$25,080	$40,350	$41,090
383	McAllen, TX	$34,550	$26,580	$38,480	$40,220
384	Laredo, TX	$34,300	$27,410	$37,710	$39,450
385	Dothan, AL	$33,570	$22,480	$39,040	$40,040
386	Gadsden, AL	$33,430	$20,240	$39,920	$39,030
387	Guayama, PR	$30,910	$22,380	$35,110	N/A
388	Arecibo, PR	$26,750	$22,240	$28,970	N/A
389	Aguadilla, PR	$26,150	$22,190	$28,100	N/A
390	San Juan, PR	$26,150	$22,320	$28,040	N/A
391	Mayaguez, PR	$25,730	$22,190	$27,460	N/A
392	Ponce, PR	$25,150	$21,990	$26,730	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Construction Laborer salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays construction laborers the most?

Kahului, HI, where the average (mean) wage is $78,600 a year, followed by Vineland, NJ ($74,190), San Francisco, CA ($73,630), Trenton, NJ ($73,090). The national mean is $52,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do construction laborers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Vineland, NJ ($77,310 at national prices, $74,190 nominal), Duluth, MN-WI ($72,420 at national prices, $64,290 nominal), Kahului, HI ($71,850 at national prices, $78,600 nominal).

How much do construction laborers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $67,430; Los Angeles, CA: $63,210; Chicago, IL-IN: $69,180; Dallas, TX: $43,780; Houston, TX: $43,850 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do construction laborers earn the least?

Of the 392 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $25,150.