Pueblo, CO · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers in Pueblo
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$45,530
per year in Pueblo
3% below
National Median
$47,120
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$21.89/hr
median hourly
Employment
530
jobs in Pueblo
BLS metro-level wage data places Construction Laborers pay in Pueblo, CO at a median of $45,530 per year ($21.89/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,120, Pueblo pays 3% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 530 construction laborerss are employed across the Pueblo MSA in SOC 47-2061.
The Pueblo pay distribution spans from $38,200 at the 10th percentile to $58,220 at the 90th — a 1.5× 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 $40,730 and the 75th at $57,600, so half of Pueblo-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 Pueblo, 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 Pueblo
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,200
25th Percentile
$40,730
Median
$45,530
75th Percentile
$57,600
90th Percentile
$58,220
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