Tulsa, OK · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers in Tulsa
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$43,200
per year in Tulsa
8% below
National Median
$47,120
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$20.77/hr
median hourly
Employment
3,990
jobs in Tulsa
BLS metro-level wage data places Construction Laborers pay in Tulsa, OK at a median of $43,200 per year ($20.77/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,120, Tulsa pays 8% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 3,990 construction laborerss are employed across the Tulsa MSA in SOC 47-2061.
The Tulsa pay distribution spans from $35,360 at the 10th percentile to $59,220 at the 90th — a 1.7× 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 $37,670 and the 75th at $48,430, so half of Tulsa-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 Tulsa, OK 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 OK data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Tulsa
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,360
25th Percentile
$37,670
Median
$43,200
75th Percentile
$48,430
90th Percentile
$59,220
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