Construction Laborer Salary by State (2026)

Name: Construction Laborer annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Construction Laborers earn the most in Hawaii at $77,110 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $24,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,120. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $77,110
National median: $47,120
Lowest median: $24,270
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Construction Laborers

1. Hawaii$77,110 median · $70,131 adjusted · 4,580 employed
2. New Jersey$64,060 median · $58,876 adjusted · 23,590 employed
3. Massachusetts$63,390 median · $59,939 adjusted · 16,210 employed
4. Illinois$60,690 median · $60,716 adjusted · 35,940 employed
5. California$60,270 median · $54,435 adjusted · 88,240 employed

Lowest-paying states for Construction Laborers

54. Puerto Rico$24,270 median · no price parity · 9,820 employed
53. Guam$29,410 median · no price parity · 800 employed
52. Alabama$36,900 median · $41,543 adjusted · 18,400 employed
51. Arkansas$37,630 median · $43,284 adjusted · 10,650 employed
50. Mississippi$37,710 median · $43,368 adjusted · 8,800 employed

Construction Laborer salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of construction laborers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Hawaii	$77,110	$52,270	$87,750	4,580	$70,131
2	New Jersey	$64,060	$46,710	$94,510	23,590	$58,876
3	Massachusetts	$63,390	$52,330	$88,330	16,210	$59,939
4	Illinois	$60,690	$46,040	$95,240	35,940	$60,716
5	California	$60,270	$48,140	$78,520	88,240	$54,435
6	Minnesota	$60,260	$48,420	$79,710	28,530	$61,103
7	Connecticut	$58,290	$47,670	$72,750	7,360	$56,259
8	Alaska	$58,060	$46,390	$69,950	3,690	$56,722
9	Washington	$57,720	$46,930	$72,160	25,060	$53,937
10	Rhode Island	$57,240	$46,810	$77,480	2,110	$55,964
11	Missouri	$56,730	$45,610	$77,580	17,050	$62,466
12	Wisconsin	$56,100	$46,060	$72,130	20,330	$59,621
13	Ohio	$56,080	$45,940	$74,370	31,910	$60,448
14	New York	$55,930	$43,950	$79,420	52,090	$51,825
15	Oregon	$50,860	$45,030	$62,200	12,620	$49,206
16	Indiana	$50,070	$44,270	$62,240	28,600	$53,649
17	District of Columbia	$50,020	$43,260	$59,090	2,090	$45,514
18	New Hampshire	$49,980	$44,950	$58,910	4,330	$47,982
19	Montana	$49,830	$43,260	$58,750	4,590	$52,649
20	Michigan	$49,590	$44,750	$61,730	28,490	$51,540
21	Pennsylvania	$49,400	$45,110	$61,810	35,920	$50,629
22	North Dakota	$49,070	$45,680	$60,680	5,050	$55,160
23	Nevada	$48,990	$42,070	$64,720	11,890	$49,000
24	Vermont	$48,580	$46,780	$58,110	1,430	$49,593
25	Iowa	$48,490	$45,560	$58,470	13,780	$55,252
26	Colorado	$47,900	$42,700	$56,670	18,680	$46,481
27	Nebraska	$47,260	$40,320	$55,550	8,530	$52,451
28	Maryland	$46,960	$39,480	$55,540	20,920	$44,741
29	Idaho	$46,940	$39,550	$55,030	10,850	$49,155
30	Arizona	$46,590	$39,610	$51,620	37,630	$46,277
31	Utah	$46,550	$38,750	$55,250	20,950	$47,085
32	Maine	$46,430	$40,570	$53,070	3,960	$47,841
33	Wyoming	$46,030	$38,510	$49,920	3,350	$49,660
34	Kentucky	$45,710	$37,700	$50,040	13,280	$50,699
35	South Dakota	$45,710	$38,300	$48,120	1,780	$51,600
36	Delaware	$45,550	$37,280	$56,310	3,240	$45,638
37	Tennessee	$45,000	$37,670	$49,450	26,250	$48,982
38	Kansas	$44,840	$37,310	$49,210	9,990	$49,785
39	North Carolina	$44,720	$37,380	$49,070	35,620	$47,410
40	Florida	$44,030	$37,090	$47,970	87,040	$42,576
41	Virginia	$43,560	$37,020	$47,550	25,830	$43,084
42	South Carolina	$42,940	$36,680	$49,120	19,620	$45,803
43	West Virginia	$42,670	$35,620	$54,780	6,620	$47,678
44	U.S. Virgin Islands	$42,200	$34,820	$47,440	370	N/A
45	Texas	$40,620	$36,730	$46,950	123,250	$41,852
46	Oklahoma	$39,360	$36,470	$47,460	13,710	$44,807
47	Georgia	$38,990	$35,220	$46,950	27,800	$40,491
48	New Mexico	$38,400	$35,500	$46,300	12,470	$41,643
49	Louisiana	$38,230	$34,510	$47,300	22,100	$43,341
50	Mississippi	$37,710	$33,790	$45,790	8,800	$43,368
51	Arkansas	$37,630	$34,590	$44,320	10,650	$43,284
52	Alabama	$36,900	$29,960	$45,240	18,400	$41,543
53	Guam	$29,410	$23,570	$35,090	800	N/A
54	Puerto Rico	$24,270	$22,690	$28,560	9,820	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Construction Laborers, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $77,110, while Hawaii leads once prices are taken into account at $70,131.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Construction Laborer pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Construction Laborers the most?

Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Construction Laborers at $77,110 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($64,060) and Massachusetts ($63,390).

Which state pays Construction Laborers the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Construction Laborers at $24,270 a year, $52,840 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Construction Laborers earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Hawaii first at $70,131 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $77,110. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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