The highest-paying states for miscellaneous 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 miscellaneous construction and related workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,530, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for miscellaneous construction and related workers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $62,180). 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 miscellaneous 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 | District of Columbia | $63,530 |
$59,480 | 40 |
| 2 | Alaska | $62,180 |
$36,290 | 50 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $60,550 |
$38,460 | 170 |
| 4 | Washington | $59,860 |
$45,430 | 350 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $59,780 |
$33,160 | 350 |
| 6 | Utah | $58,290 |
$38,200 | 40 |
| 7 | California | $57,430 |
$37,470 | 2,370 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $55,160 |
$48,240 | 320 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $53,420 |
$36,250 | 530 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $52,920 |
$36,240 | 250 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $51,510 |
$35,480 | 40 |
| 12 | Maryland | $50,290 |
$38,760 | 1,150 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $50,210 |
$34,480 | 350 |
| 14 | New York | $49,580 |
$31,760 | 340 |
| 15 | Nevada | $49,310 |
$30,560 | 400 |
| 16 | Kansas | $49,280 |
$35,550 | 400 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $49,000 |
$47,390 | 230 |
| 18 | Arizona | $48,740 |
$31,740 | 140 |
| 19 | Illinois | $47,890 |
$40,140 | 500 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $47,790 |
$30,850 | 2,280 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $47,610 |
$31,240 | 70 |
| 22 | Oregon | $45,630 |
$36,130 | 400 |
| 23 | Georgia | $44,970 |
$31,290 | 4,010 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $44,880 |
$28,950 | 30 |
| 25 | South Carolina | $44,430 |
$31,390 | 90 |
| 26 | Florida | $43,680 |
$31,770 | 3,120 |
| 27 | Delaware | $43,640 |
$33,080 | 300 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $41,860 |
$26,350 | 70 |
| 29 | Colorado | $41,820 |
$34,210 | 1,080 |
| 30 | Vermont | $41,720 |
$38,320 | 30 |
| 31 | Virginia | $41,430 |
$32,100 | 720 |
| 32 | Iowa | $41,220 |
$19,560 | 220 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $40,470 |
$29,300 | 1,290 |
| 34 | Montana | $40,160 |
$34,210 | 300 |
| 35 | Texas | $39,760 |
$29,810 | 1,960 |
| 36 | Mississippi | $39,720 |
$34,210 | 50 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $39,520 |
$29,900 | 70 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $39,460 |
$29,070 | 160 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $39,200 |
$31,200 | 590 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $38,650 |
$26,210 | 1,320 |
| 41 | Missouri | $38,460 |
$34,110 | 620 |
| 42 | Ohio | $37,880 |
$31,070 | 1,630 |
| 43 | Michigan | $37,330 |
$31,200 | 750 |
| 44 | Indiana | $37,090 |
$27,780 | 310 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $34,700 |
$27,210 | 80 |
| 46 | Alabama | $33,780 |
$26,670 | 290 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $33,080 |
$24,030 | 170 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $32,200 |
$28,480 | 70 |
| 49 | Idaho | $30,970 |
$21,960 | 90 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $30,920 |
$18,200 | 110 |
| 51 | Maine | $29,320 |
$25,270 | 120 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,780 |
$18,390 | 70 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,190 |
$18,400 | 0 |