Pay by state · 54 states
Construction Laborer Salary by State (2026)
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
- $77,110Hawaii
- National median
- $47,120BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $24,270Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $77,110 | $52,270 | $87,750 | 4,580 | $70,131 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $64,060 | $46,710 | $94,510 | 23,590 | $58,876 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $63,390 | $52,330 | $88,330 | 16,210 | $59,939 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $60,690 | $46,040 | $95,240 | 35,940 | $60,716 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $60,270 | $48,140 | $78,520 | 88,240 | $54,435 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $60,260 | $48,420 | $79,710 | 28,530 | $61,103 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $58,290 | $47,670 | $72,750 | 7,360 | $56,259 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $58,060 | $46,390 | $69,950 | 3,690 | $56,722 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $57,720 | $46,930 | $72,160 | 25,060 | $53,937 |
| 10 | RIRhode Island | $57,240 | $46,810 | $77,480 | 2,110 | $55,964 |
| 11 | MOMissouri | $56,730 | $45,610 | $77,580 | 17,050 | $62,466 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $56,100 | $46,060 | $72,130 | 20,330 | $59,621 |
| 13 | OHOhio | $56,080 | $45,940 | $74,370 | 31,910 | $60,448 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $55,930 | $43,950 | $79,420 | 52,090 | $51,825 |
| 15 | OROregon | $50,860 | $45,030 | $62,200 | 12,620 | $49,206 |
| 16 | INIndiana | $50,070 | $44,270 | $62,240 | 28,600 | $53,649 |
| 17 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $50,020 | $43,260 | $59,090 | 2,090 | $45,514 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,980 | $44,950 | $58,910 | 4,330 | $47,982 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $49,830 | $43,260 | $58,750 | 4,590 | $52,649 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $49,590 | $44,750 | $61,730 | 28,490 | $51,540 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $49,400 | $45,110 | $61,810 | 35,920 | $50,629 |
| 22 | NDNorth Dakota | $49,070 | $45,680 | $60,680 | 5,050 | $55,160 |
| 23 | NVNevada | $48,990 | $42,070 | $64,720 | 11,890 | $49,000 |
| 24 | VTVermont | $48,580 | $46,780 | $58,110 | 1,430 | $49,593 |
| 25 | IAIowa | $48,490 | $45,560 | $58,470 | 13,780 | $55,252 |
| 26 | COColorado | $47,900 | $42,700 | $56,670 | 18,680 | $46,481 |
| 27 | NENebraska | $47,260 | $40,320 | $55,550 | 8,530 | $52,451 |
| 28 | MDMaryland | $46,960 | $39,480 | $55,540 | 20,920 | $44,741 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $46,940 | $39,550 | $55,030 | 10,850 | $49,155 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $46,590 | $39,610 | $51,620 | 37,630 | $46,277 |
| 31 | UTUtah | $46,550 | $38,750 | $55,250 | 20,950 | $47,085 |
| 32 | MEMaine | $46,430 | $40,570 | $53,070 | 3,960 | $47,841 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $46,030 | $38,510 | $49,920 | 3,350 | $49,660 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $45,710 | $37,700 | $50,040 | 13,280 | $50,699 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,710 | $38,300 | $48,120 | 1,780 | $51,600 |
| 36 | DEDelaware | $45,550 | $37,280 | $56,310 | 3,240 | $45,638 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $45,000 | $37,670 | $49,450 | 26,250 | $48,982 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $44,840 | $37,310 | $49,210 | 9,990 | $49,785 |
| 39 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,720 | $37,380 | $49,070 | 35,620 | $47,410 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $44,030 | $37,090 | $47,970 | 87,040 | $42,576 |
| 41 | VAVirginia | $43,560 | $37,020 | $47,550 | 25,830 | $43,084 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $42,940 | $36,680 | $49,120 | 19,620 | $45,803 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $42,670 | $35,620 | $54,780 | 6,620 | $47,678 |
| 44 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $42,200 | $34,820 | $47,440 | 370 | N/A |
| 45 | TXTexas | $40,620 | $36,730 | $46,950 | 123,250 | $41,852 |
| 46 | OKOklahoma | $39,360 | $36,470 | $47,460 | 13,710 | $44,807 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $38,990 | $35,220 | $46,950 | 27,800 | $40,491 |
| 48 | NMNew Mexico | $38,400 | $35,500 | $46,300 | 12,470 | $41,643 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $38,230 | $34,510 | $47,300 | 22,100 | $43,341 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $37,710 | $33,790 | $45,790 | 8,800 | $43,368 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $37,630 | $34,590 | $44,320 | 10,650 | $43,284 |
| 52 | ALAlabama | $36,900 | $29,960 | $45,240 | 18,400 | $41,543 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $29,410 | $23,570 | $35,090 | 800 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $24,270 | $22,690 | $28,560 | 9,820 | N/A |
Method
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.
Questions
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.