The highest-paying states for other construction trades helpers (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 trades helpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,250, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for other construction trades helpers. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $48,240). 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 trades helpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $49,250 |
$37,440 | 460 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $48,240 |
$30,990 | 70 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | $47,930 |
$33,010 | 470 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $47,530 |
$34,430 | 140 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $47,470 |
$32,050 | 100 |
| 6 | Michigan | $46,750 |
$30,760 | 100 |
| 7 | New York | $46,740 |
$36,400 | 1,750 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $45,240 |
$29,780 | 50 |
| 9 | Washington | $44,320 |
$37,070 | 130 |
| 10 | Maine | $43,820 |
$33,020 | 50 |
| 11 | California | $43,750 |
$35,250 | 4,760 |
| 12 | Ohio | $43,360 |
$31,980 | 580 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | $39,540 |
$30,570 | 140 |
| 14 | Nevada | $39,430 |
$32,070 | 80 |
| 15 | Maryland | $39,030 |
$32,190 | 1,360 |
| 16 | Missouri | $38,980 |
$38,610 | 210 |
| 17 | Arizona | $38,950 |
$29,230 | 370 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $38,800 |
$29,560 | 30 |
| 19 | Alaska | $38,130 |
$21,510 | 140 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $37,980 |
$24,550 | 620 |
| 21 | Colorado | $37,830 |
$31,340 | 270 |
| 22 | Utah | $37,440 |
$24,940 | 230 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $37,240 |
$27,040 | 750 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $37,210 |
$22,820 | 2,090 |
| 25 | Texas | $36,730 |
$29,080 | 4,810 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $36,690 |
$29,320 | 70 |
| 27 | Georgia | $36,610 |
$22,850 | 1,400 |
| 28 | Florida | $36,340 |
$27,960 | 2,650 |
| 29 | Virginia | $36,340 |
$28,820 | 790 |
| 30 | Kansas | $36,040 |
$26,000 | 30 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $35,670 |
$26,860 | 40 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $35,420 |
$17,050 | 70 |
| 33 | Indiana | $35,240 |
$22,820 | 320 |
| 34 | Iowa | $35,230 |
$23,690 | 250 |
| 35 | District of Columbia | $35,210 |
$26,410 | 110 |
| 36 | Virgin Islands | $35,050 |
$28,680 | 30 |
| 37 | Vermont | $34,640 |
$26,360 | 40 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $34,550 |
$23,270 | 350 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $34,250 |
$29,380 | 430 |
| 40 | Oregon | $34,240 |
$30,240 | 190 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $34,160 |
$27,680 | 590 |
| 42 | Illinois | $33,470 |
$26,290 | 420 |
| 43 | Connecticut | $33,180 |
$29,640 | 80 |
| 44 | Delaware | $32,860 |
$29,120 | 50 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $32,080 |
$22,400 | 40 |
| 46 | Idaho | $31,200 |
$18,250 | 60 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $30,760 |
$24,110 | 110 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $30,470 |
$26,840 | 80 |
| 49 | Montana | $30,120 |
$24,130 | 50 |
| 50 | Alabama | $29,740 |
$17,890 | 340 |
| 51 | Guam | $29,170 |
$29,160 | 50 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $27,220 |
$21,120 | 0 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $19,240 |
$18,280 | 920 |