The highest-paying states for construction laborers (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 construction laborers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,120, Illinois is the highest paying state for construction laborers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $61,760). 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 construction laborers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $62,120 |
$36,250 | 27,680 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $61,760 |
$37,420 | 4,320 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $60,160 |
$38,910 | 20,490 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $59,870 |
$36,700 | 20,120 |
| 5 | New York | $50,290 |
$32,640 | 48,320 |
| 6 | Alaska | $49,950 |
$33,280 | 2,640 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $49,650 |
$36,100 | 2,590 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $49,610 |
$35,660 | 7,830 |
| 9 | Washington | $49,320 |
$37,030 | 29,890 |
| 10 | California | $48,930 |
$36,170 | 95,900 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $48,260 |
$34,870 | 24,000 |
| 12 | Ohio | $47,550 |
$30,980 | 32,760 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $46,810 |
$33,090 | 37,970 |
| 14 | Montana | $46,800 |
$35,930 | 4,290 |
| 15 | Indiana | $46,780 |
$30,860 | 23,060 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $46,780 |
$31,100 | 17,990 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $46,710 |
$36,790 | 3,560 |
| 18 | Missouri | $46,580 |
$31,200 | 14,950 |
| 19 | Oregon | $46,510 |
$34,900 | 12,470 |
| 20 | Iowa | $45,400 |
$32,320 | 11,870 |
| 21 | Michigan | $45,330 |
$31,540 | 28,350 |
| 22 | Nevada | $44,160 |
$30,600 | 10,430 |
| 23 | District of Columbia | $43,680 |
$33,630 | 2,370 |
| 24 | Vermont | $42,770 |
$34,800 | 2,190 |
| 25 | Maryland | $42,610 |
$30,670 | 20,060 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $42,460 |
$32,060 | 3,010 |
| 27 | Delaware | $41,940 |
$28,690 | 2,640 |
| 28 | Colorado | $41,440 |
$31,240 | 20,740 |
| 29 | Arizona | $39,730 |
$31,930 | 27,410 |
| 30 | Utah | $39,170 |
$28,480 | 20,570 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $38,850 |
$29,320 | 12,010 |
| 32 | Maine | $38,810 |
$30,960 | 3,460 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $38,790 |
$30,830 | 5,760 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $38,670 |
$31,360 | 2,940 |
| 35 | Idaho | $38,060 |
$29,670 | 7,490 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $37,570 |
$28,830 | 24,150 |
| 37 | Virgin Islands | $37,430 |
$30,040 | 430 |
| 38 | Kansas | $37,420 |
$28,020 | 9,680 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $37,230 |
$28,440 | 6,740 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $37,130 |
$27,940 | 11,000 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $36,980 |
$27,610 | 23,320 |
| 42 | Florida | $36,610 |
$24,960 | 68,150 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $36,390 |
$25,660 | 18,260 |
| 44 | Virginia | $36,370 |
$28,030 | 23,370 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $36,310 |
$27,810 | 31,600 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $36,270 |
$28,440 | 1,650 |
| 47 | Texas | $36,160 |
$28,320 | 112,760 |
| 48 | Georgia | $36,030 |
$24,960 | 26,090 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $35,800 |
$27,600 | 11,640 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $34,230 |
$26,930 | 8,480 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $32,460 |
$23,630 | 7,380 |
| 52 | Alabama | $31,630 |
$21,590 | 16,390 |
| 53 | Guam | $24,210 |
$20,750 | 1,090 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,390 |
$17,880 | 8,720 |