Kingston, NY · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers in Kingston
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$49,520
per year in Kingston
+5% above
National Median
$47,120
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$23.81/hr
median hourly
Employment
430
jobs in Kingston
BLS metro-level wage data places Construction Laborers pay in Kingston, NY at a median of $49,520 per year ($23.81/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,120, Kingston pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 430 construction laborerss are employed across the Kingston MSA in SOC 47-2061.
The Kingston pay distribution spans from $36,140 at the 10th percentile to $80,230 at the 90th — a 2.2× 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 $43,550 and the 75th at $65,060, so half of Kingston-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 Kingston, NY 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 NY data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Kingston
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,140
25th Percentile
$43,550
Median
$49,520
75th Percentile
$65,060
90th Percentile
$80,230
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