Average Hourly Wage of Construction Laborers, By State,US

Average Hourly Wage of Construction Laborers, By State

September 7, 2017 Shane Hedmond

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The construction industry is in need of workers and the industry is generally struggling to attract younger workers to the job site.  There’s real money to be made in the construction industry, even more so than many other industries.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average yearly median pay for those in the construction industry was around $6,000 higher than all other occupations.   

Last year, we put out a list of the top 10 highest paid construction jobs that only require a high school diploma, but as MoneyTalksNews correctly points out, those wages can vary greatly by state.

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If you’re looking to start a career in the construction industry, being hired as a construction laborer is a typical entry level position.  Below you’ll find a graph and a list of the average hourly wage for construction laborers in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, so you can see how your state stacks up.  All data was pulled from the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data from May 2016.

Rankings by State

51. Arkansas -- $12.38/hour

50. North Carolina -- $13.50/hour

49. Alabama -- $13.74/hour

48. Mississippi -- $13.92/hour

47. Florida -- $14.00/hour

46. South Dakota -- $14.02/hour

45. Oklahoma -- $14.19/hour

44. Tennessee -- $14.25/hour

43. New Mexico -- $14.30/hour

42. South Carolina -- $14.31/hour

41. Virginia -- $14.31/hour

40. Idaho -- $14.41/hour

39. Nebraska -- $14.50/hour

38. Texas -- $14.62/hour

37. Utah -- $14.80/hour

36. Maine -- $14.93/hour

35. Louisiana -- $15.07/hour

34. Georgia -- $15.69/hour

33. Arizona -- $15.84/hour

32. Vermont -- $15.94/hour

31. Maryland -- $15.96/hour

30. Kentucky -- $15.97/hour

29. Kansas -- $16.29/hour

28. Wyoming -- $16.45/hour

27. West Virginia -- $16.47/hour

26. Colorado -- $16.52/hour

25. Delaware -- $16.57/hour

24. New Hampshire -- $17.16/hour

23. Iowa -- $17.23/hour

22. Montana -- $18.06/hour

21. Oregon -- $18.13/hour

20. Michigan -- $18.31/hour

19. Indiana -- $18.57/hour

18. Pennsylvania -- $18.61/hour

17. Nevada -- $18.90/hour

16. North Dakota -- $19.10/hour

15. Ohio -- $19.20/hour

14. District of Columbia -- $19.87/hour

13. Wisconsin -- $19.93/hour

12. Rhode Island -- $20.45/hour

11. Missouri -- $20.51/hour

10. California -- $21.26/hour

9. Connecticut -- $21.47/hour

8. Washington -- $22.00/hour

7. Minnesota -- $22.88/hour

6. New York -- $23.11/hour

5. Alaska -- $23.88/hour

4. New Jersey -- $24.05/hour

3. Massachusetts -- $25.84/hour

2. Hawaii -- $27.01/hour

1. Illinois -- $27.01/hour

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