Twin Falls, ID · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers in Twin Falls
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$42,670
per year in Twin Falls
9% below
National Median
$47,120
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$20.51/hr
median hourly
Employment
540
jobs in Twin Falls
BLS metro-level wage data places Construction Laborers pay in Twin Falls, ID at a median of $42,670 per year ($20.51/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,120, Twin Falls pays 9% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 540 construction laborerss are employed across the Twin Falls MSA in SOC 47-2061.
The Twin Falls pay distribution spans from $33,320 at the 10th percentile to $57,400 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 $37,340 and the 75th at $48,460, so half of Twin Falls-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 Twin Falls, ID 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 ID data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Twin Falls
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$33,320
25th Percentile
$37,340
Median
$42,670
75th Percentile
$48,460
90th Percentile
$57,400
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