Colorado Springs, CO · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers in Colorado Springs
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$46,340
per year in Colorado Springs
2% below
National Median
$47,120
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$22.28/hr
median hourly
Employment
1,790
jobs in Colorado Springs
BLS metro-level wage data places Construction Laborers pay in Colorado Springs, CO at a median of $46,340 per year ($22.28/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,120, Colorado Springs pays 2% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,790 construction laborerss are employed across the Colorado Springs MSA in SOC 47-2061.
The Colorado Springs pay distribution spans from $37,630 at the 10th percentile to $60,290 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $39,860 and the 75th at $51,200, so half of Colorado Springs-based construction laborerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Colorado Springs, CO covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CO data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Colorado Springs
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,630
25th Percentile
$39,860
Median
$46,340
75th Percentile
$51,200
90th Percentile
$60,290
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