The highest-paying states for other construction and related workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other construction and related workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $70,440, Alaska is the highest paying state for other construction and related workers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $65,000). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other construction and related workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $70,440 |
$37,840 | 100 |
| 2 | Illinois | $65,000 |
$26,200 | 1,520 |
| 3 | South Dakota | $51,300 |
$30,070 | 100 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $49,760 |
$30,680 | 500 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $49,690 |
$30,180 | 50 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $46,770 |
$19,990 | 230 |
| 7 | New York | $45,770 |
$30,880 | 270 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $45,720 |
$29,360 | 240 |
| 9 | Washington | $45,630 |
$27,320 | 450 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $45,220 |
$28,710 | 260 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $44,670 |
$20,020 | 60 |
| 12 | Virginia | $44,240 |
$30,100 | 1,630 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $44,010 |
$34,940 | 0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $44,010 |
$26,310 | 380 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $43,420 |
$23,310 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $43,030 |
$25,160 | 380 |
| 17 | California | $42,230 |
$24,450 | 2,270 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $40,740 |
$25,430 | 270 |
| 19 | Missouri | $40,130 |
$25,420 | 350 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $39,660 |
$26,840 | 1,510 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $39,330 |
$27,940 | 30 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $39,250 |
$18,690 | 320 |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | $38,800 |
$25,410 | 60 |
| 24 | Oregon | $38,240 |
$19,920 | 530 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $37,850 |
$23,070 | 910 |
| 26 | Kansas | $37,160 |
$22,700 | 140 |
| 27 | Idaho | $36,760 |
$28,190 | 60 |
| 28 | Michigan | $36,000 |
$25,440 | 260 |
| 29 | Alabama | $35,940 |
$23,920 | 580 |
| 30 | Nevada | $35,900 |
$22,940 | 430 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $35,610 |
$19,820 | 390 |
| 32 | Florida | $35,260 |
$24,820 | 10,590 |
| 33 | Iowa | $34,830 |
$23,570 | 240 |
| 34 | Utah | $34,580 |
$17,360 | 40 |
| 35 | Maryland | $34,540 |
$21,230 | 680 |
| 36 | Texas | $34,200 |
$25,350 | 2,210 |
| 37 | Delaware | $34,120 |
$23,320 | 120 |
| 38 | Indiana | $34,090 |
$21,880 | 380 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $33,870 |
$23,260 | 2,580 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $33,710 |
$22,220 | 600 |
| 41 | Ohio | $33,650 |
$21,260 | 910 |
| 42 | Colorado | $33,640 |
$23,190 | 850 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $32,840 |
$26,470 | 160 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $32,620 |
$25,570 | 260 |
| 45 | Montana | $32,540 |
$22,210 | 100 |
| 46 | Arizona | $32,200 |
$22,090 | 340 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $31,810 |
$23,390 | 210 |
| 48 | Vermont | $31,540 |
$20,930 | 0 |
| 49 | Maine | $29,200 |
$20,330 | 140 |
| 50 | Georgia | $28,370 |
$21,830 | 420 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $28,190 |
$21,600 | 250 |