1 Indiana city ranked in top 50 best-paying cities for construction workers
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Construction workers in the No. 1 city make almost 45 percent more than the national average.
- By Taylor Johnson | Data work by Tarush Mohanti
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As of March 2017, there were close to 7 million people employed in the U.S. construction industry, up from 5.5 million in 2010. During that same time, public and private construction spending has rebounded by nearly half a trillion dollars after the impact of the Great Recession.
With the construction industry growing again, CareerTrends, a career research data site by Graphiq, set out to find the best-paying places for construction laborers. To do this, they used 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found the 50 U.S. metros that pay construction laborers the most money. Looking at all metropolitan areas (as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget), they ranked locales by their average salaries. Only places that pay their construction laborers an average of $37,890 a year or more -- the average salary for this position across the nation -- were included in the ranking. When ties occur, metros are ranked by the total number of construction laborers.
Massachusetts metros appear on the list 13 times -- the most of any state. While some locales' average salaries are less than 15 percent above the national average, construction laborers in the No. 1 metro make almost 45 percent more.
Note: The salaries are not adjusted for the cost of living in each metro. CareerTrends did not consider all occupations within the construction industry, only workers classified as "construction laborers" by the BLS.
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Average salary of construction laborers: $43,870
Percent above national average: 14.63%
Number of construction laborers: 740
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Average salary of construction laborers: $43,910
Percent above national average: 14.72%
Number of construction laborers: 560
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Average salary of construction laborers: $43,940
Percent above national average: 14.79%
Number of construction laborers: 6,150
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,130
Percent above national average: 15.22%
Number of construction laborers: 2,430
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,220
Percent above national average: 15.42%
Number of construction laborers: 1,780
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,230
Percent above national average: 15.44%
Number of construction laborers: 600
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,240
Percent above national average: 15.46%
Number of construction laborers: 860
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,330
Percent above national average: 15.67%
Number of construction laborers: 990
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,420
Percent above national average: 15.87%
Number of construction laborers: 460
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,420
Percent above national average: 15.87%
Number of construction laborers: 3,210
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,450
Percent above national average: 15.93%
Number of construction laborers: 1,170
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Average salary of construction laborers: $44,760
Percent above national average: 16.62%
Number of construction laborers: 240
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,030
Percent above national average: 17.22%
Number of construction laborers: 1,220
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,390
Percent above national average: 18.01%
Number of construction laborers: 1,570
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,700
Percent above national average: 18.69%
Number of construction laborers: 380
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,920
Percent above national average: 19.16%
Number of construction laborers: 290
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,970
Percent above national average: 19.27%
Number of construction laborers: 740
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Average salary of construction laborers: $45,980
Percent above national average: 19.29%
Number of construction laborers: 560
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Average salary of construction laborers: $46,250
Percent above national average: 19.87%
Number of construction laborers: 590
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Average salary of construction laborers: $46,330
Percent above national average: 20.04%
Number of construction laborers: 1,290
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Average salary of construction laborers: $46,330
Percent above national average: 20.04%
Number of construction laborers: 1,690
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Average salary of construction laborers: $47,030
Percent above national average: 21.53%
Number of construction laborers: 230
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Average salary of construction laborers: $47,150
Percent above national average: 21.78%
Number of construction laborers: 600
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Average salary of construction laborers: $47,350
Percent above national average: 22.20%
Number of construction laborers: 550
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Average salary of construction laborers: $47,440
Percent above national average: 22.38%
Number of construction laborers: 280
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Average salary of construction laborers: $47,540
Percent above national average: 22.59%
Number of construction laborers: 570
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Average salary of construction laborers: $48,250
Percent above national average: 24.05%
Number of construction laborers: 2,920
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Average salary of construction laborers: $48,290
Percent above national average: 24.14%
Number of construction laborers: 710
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Average salary of construction laborers: $49,240
Percent above national average: 26.05%
Number of construction laborers: 9,650
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Average salary of construction laborers: $49,560
Percent above national average: 26.69%
Number of construction laborers: 12,130
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Average salary of construction laborers: $49,820
Percent above national average: 27.20%
Number of construction laborers: 1,160
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Average salary of construction laborers: $50,200
Percent above national average: 27.95%
Number of construction laborers: 4,550
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Average salary of construction laborers: $50,780
Percent above national average: 29.07%
Number of construction laborers: 1,230
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Average salary of construction laborers: $51,430
Percent above national average: 30.32%
Number of construction laborers: 60,790
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Average salary of construction laborers: $51,510
Percent above national average: 30.47%
Number of construction laborers: 6,880
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Average salary of construction laborers: $51,670
Percent above national average: 30.77%
Number of construction laborers: 1,190
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Average salary of construction laborers: $51,830
Percent above national average: 31.07%
Number of construction laborers: 300
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Average salary of construction laborers: $51,900
Percent above national average: 31.21%
Number of construction laborers: 14,620
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Average salary of construction laborers: $52,970
Percent above national average: 33.19%
Number of construction laborers: 860
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Average salary of construction laborers: $53,040
Percent above national average: 33.32%
Number of construction laborers: 570
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Average salary of construction laborers: $53,110
Percent above national average: 33.45%
Number of construction laborers: 1,110
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Average salary of construction laborers: $53,480
Percent above national average: 34.12%
Number of construction laborers: 290
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Average salary of construction laborers: $53,680
Percent above national average: 34.49%
Number of construction laborers: 280
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Average salary of construction laborers: $54,600
Percent above national average: 36.13%
Number of construction laborers: 480
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Average salary of construction laborers: $56,370
Percent above national average: 39.21%
Number of construction laborers: 360
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Average salary of construction laborers: $56,480
Percent above national average: 39.40%
Number of construction laborers: 330
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Average salary of construction laborers: $56,750
Percent above national average: 39.86%
Number of construction laborers: 850
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Average salary of construction laborers: $57,770
Percent above national average: 41.56%
Number of construction laborers: 8,890
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Average salary of construction laborers: $57,910
Percent above national average: 41.80%
Number of construction laborers: 4,220
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Average salary of construction laborers: $58,740
Percent above national average: 43.15%
Number of construction laborers: 24,120
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- By Taylor Johnson | Data work by Tarush Mohanti
As of March 2017, there were close to 7 million people employed in the U.S. construction industry, up from 5.5 million in 2010. During that same time, public and private construction spending has rebounded by nearly half a trillion dollars after the impact of the Great Recession.
With the construction industry growing again, CareerTrends, a career research data site by Graphiq, set out to find the best-paying places for construction laborers. To do this, they used 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found the 50 U.S. metros that pay construction laborers the most money. Looking at all metropolitan areas (as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget), they ranked locales by their average salaries. Only places that pay their construction laborers an average of $37,890 a year or more -- the average salary for this position across the nation -- were included in the ranking. When ties occur, metros are ranked by the total number of construction laborers.
Massachusetts metros appear on the list 13 times -- the most of any state. While some locales' average salaries are less than 15 percent above the national average, construction laborers in the No. 1 metro make almost 45 percent more.
Note: The salaries are not adjusted for the cost of living in each metro. CareerTrends did not consider all occupations within the construction industry, only workers classified as "construction laborers" by the BLS.
Average salary of construction laborers: $58,740
Percent above national average: 43.15%
Number of construction laborers: 24,120