47 Series · SOC 47-3019

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$40,760

per year

Median Hourly

$19.60/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$44,040

average

Employment

25,510

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$31,200$36,400$40,760$48,500$59,280
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$15.00$17.50$19.60$23.32$28.50
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$31,200

25th Percentile

$36,400

Median

$40,760

75th Percentile

$48,500

90th Percentile

$59,280

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $66,510 +63% above national
2 Washington $64,980 +59% above national
3 Missouri $64,220 +58% above national
4 District of Columbia $52,900 +30% above national
5 Colorado $47,020 +15% above national
6 California $46,640 +14% above national
7 Arizona $46,620 +14% above national
8 Iowa $45,580 +12% above national
9 New Jersey $45,140 +11% above national
10 New Hampshire $44,880 +10% above national
11 Alaska $42,920 +5% above national
12 Ohio $42,800 +5% above national
13 Vermont $42,740 +5% above national
14 Oregon $42,570 +4% above national
15 Nevada $41,810 +3% above national
16 Illinois $41,730 +2% above national
17 Maryland $41,730 +2% above national
18 Connecticut $41,600 +2% above national
19 Massachusetts $41,600 +2% above national
20 Virginia $41,450 +2% above national
21 Tennessee $40,940 same as national
22 Kentucky $40,330 1% below national
23 Louisiana $40,220 1% below national
24 Georgia $39,630 3% below national
25 Indiana $39,540 3% below national
26 Wisconsin $39,340 3% below national
27 Texas $39,160 4% below national
28 Michigan $38,480 6% below national
29 North Carolina $38,420 6% below national
30 Alabama $38,280 6% below national
31 South Dakota $37,960 7% below national
32 Arkansas $37,910 7% below national
33 South Carolina $37,670 8% below national
34 Florida $37,600 8% below national
35 New Mexico $36,580 10% below national
36 Utah $36,490 10% below national
37 Pennsylvania $36,260 11% below national
38 Nebraska $35,850 12% below national
39 Oklahoma $34,910 14% below national
40 Montana $34,470 15% below national
41 Mississippi $32,610 20% below national
42 Hawaii $29,610 27% below national
43 Puerto Rico $21,160 48% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $74,430 +83% above national
2 St. Louis, MO-IL $72,780 +79% above national
3 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $66,510 +63% above national
4 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $60,210 +48% above national
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $58,470 +43% above national
6 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,870 +35% above national
7 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,650 +34% above national
8 Canton-Massillon, OH $52,000 +28% above national
9 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,450 +26% above national
10 Cleveland, OH $51,100 +25% above national
11 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $49,940 +23% above national
12 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $47,840 +17% above national
13 Rochester, NY $47,820 +17% above national
14 Baton Rouge, LA $47,750 +17% above national
15 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $47,020 +15% above national
16 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,900 +15% above national
17 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $46,640 +14% above national
18 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $46,420 +14% above national
19 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,180 +13% above national
20 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $45,760 +12% above national
21 Worcester, MA $45,690 +12% above national
22 Salinas, CA $45,640 +12% above national
23 Athens-Clarke County, GA $45,620 +12% above national
24 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $45,110 +11% above national
25 Knoxville, TN $44,930 +10% above national
26 Akron, OH $44,810 +10% above national
27 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,100 +8% above national
28 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $43,830 +8% above national
29 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $43,730 +7% above national
30 Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,650 +7% above national
31 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $43,470 +7% above national
32 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $43,460 +7% above national
33 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,330 +6% above national
34 Modesto, CA $43,180 +6% above national
35 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,130 +6% above national
36 Anchorage, AK $42,920 +5% above national
37 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $42,740 +5% above national
38 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $42,740 +5% above national
39 St. George, UT $42,320 +4% above national
40 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,910 +3% above national
41 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $41,810 +3% above national
42 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $41,730 +2% above national
43 Reno, NV $41,600 +2% above national
44 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $41,600 +2% above national
45 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,480 +2% above national
46 Lancaster, PA $41,330 +1% above national
47 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $41,050 +1% above national
48 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,050 +1% above national
49 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $40,740 same as national
50 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,430 1% below national
51 Columbus, OH $40,390 1% below national
52 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $40,340 1% below national
53 Lake Charles, LA $40,200 1% below national
54 Richmond, VA $39,830 2% below national
55 Fresno, CA $39,650 3% below national
56 Raleigh-Cary, NC $39,650 3% below national
57 Columbia, SC $39,570 3% below national
58 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $39,570 3% below national
59 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,390 3% below national
60 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $39,220 4% below national
61 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $39,210 4% below national
62 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $39,140 4% below national
63 Naples-Marco Island, FL $39,130 4% below national
64 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $39,060 4% below national
65 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $39,010 4% below national
66 Toledo, OH $38,490 6% below national
67 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $38,480 6% below national
68 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $38,450 6% below national
69 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $38,410 6% below national
70 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,330 6% below national
71 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $38,310 6% below national
72 Savannah, GA $38,120 6% below national
73 Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,090 7% below national
74 Winston-Salem, NC $38,000 7% below national
75 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $37,960 7% below national
76 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,950 7% below national
77 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $37,910 7% below national
78 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,880 7% below national
79 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $37,720 7% below national
80 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,700 8% below national
81 Gainesville, GA $37,660 8% below national
82 Spartanburg, SC $37,660 8% below national
83 Omaha, NE-IA $37,610 8% below national
84 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,510 8% below national
85 Monroe, LA $37,440 8% below national
86 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,060 9% below national
87 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,960 9% below national
88 Columbus, GA-AL $36,950 9% below national
89 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,780 10% below national
90 Albuquerque, NM $36,660 10% below national
91 Florence, SC $36,530 10% below national
92 Punta Gorda, FL $36,480 11% below national
93 Port St. Lucie, FL $36,430 11% below national
94 Birmingham, AL $36,380 11% below national
95 Gainesville, FL $36,260 11% below national
96 Midland, TX $36,230 11% below national
97 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,230 11% below national
98 Macon-Bibb County, GA $36,030 12% below national
99 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $35,980 12% below national
100 Longview, TX $35,850 12% below national
101 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,670 12% below national
102 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,530 13% below national
103 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,520 13% below national
104 Corpus Christi, TX $35,360 13% below national
105 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $35,320 13% below national
106 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,250 14% below national
107 Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,200 14% below national
108 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,060 14% below national
109 Tallahassee, FL $34,840 15% below national
110 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,810 15% below national
111 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $34,770 15% below national
112 El Paso, TX $34,690 15% below national
113 Lafayette, LA $34,430 16% below national
114 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $33,330 18% below national
115 Pittsburgh, PA $33,130 19% below national
116 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,620 20% below national
117 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $32,610 20% below national
118 Jacksonville, FL $32,330 21% below national
119 Albany, GA $30,700 25% below national
120 Urban Honolulu, HI $29,600 27% below national
121 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $29,180 28% below national
122 Mayaguez, PR $21,180 48% below national
123 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $21,160 48% below national
124 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,960 49% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.