SOC 47-3019 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$42,670

U.S. median hourly wage$20.51

U.S. employment24,770

Nationally, helpers, construction trades, all other earned a median of $42,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 24,770 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$61,750	$29.69	60	0.0
New York	$54,480	$26.19	1,190	0.1
Missouri	$51,630	$24.82	Not published	Not published
Illinois	$49,880	$23.98	160	0.0
California	$48,430	$23.29	2,990	0.2
Iowa	$48,430	$23.28	230	0.1
Arizona	$47,830	$22.99	790	0.2
Colorado	$47,030	$22.61	310	0.1
Wisconsin	$46,580	$22.40	100	0.0
Vermont	$46,090	$22.16	70	0.2
Alaska	$45,860	$22.05	90	0.3
Ohio	$44,870	$21.57	430	0.1
Massachusetts	$44,720	$21.50	120	0.0
Maryland	$44,360	$21.33	1,480	0.5
Indiana	$43,860	$21.09	170	0.1
Kentucky	$43,680	$21.00	50	0.0
Virginia	$42,310	$20.34	550	0.1
Oregon	$41,410	$19.91	270	0.1
New Jersey	$41,080	$19.75	420	0.1
Texas	$40,610	$19.52	5,060	0.4
Louisiana	$39,960	$19.21	2,190	1.1
Georgia	$39,890	$19.18	1,320	0.3
Michigan	$39,840	$19.15	320	0.1
Florida	$39,500	$18.99	2,280	0.2
Idaho	$39,240	$18.86	90	0.1
Montana	$38,550	$18.54	130	0.3
North Carolina	$38,480	$18.50	550	0.1
Mississippi	$38,300	$18.41	130	0.1
Connecticut	$37,990	$18.27	170	0.1
South Carolina	$37,990	$18.26	290	0.1
Tennessee	$37,730	$18.14	310	0.1
Arkansas	$37,440	$18.00	160	0.1
Nevada	$37,440	$18.00	350	0.2
New Mexico	$37,280	$17.93	510	0.6
Pennsylvania	$37,210	$17.89	470	0.1
Oklahoma	$35,830	$17.23	150	0.1
Nebraska	$35,470	$17.05	50	0.1
Kansas	$31,710	$15.24	40	0.0
Hawaii	$30,900	$14.86	190	0.3
Utah	$28,120	$13.52	180	0.1
Puerto Rico	$22,910	$11.02	740	0.8

Pay by metro area

All 100 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,580	$28.16	1,140	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,680	$27.73	140	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$54,830	$26.36	100	0.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$53,840	$25.88	310	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$51,820	$24.92	Not published	Not published
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,650	$24.35	70	0.1
Rochester, NY	$50,030	$24.05	60	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$49,540	$23.82	70	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$49,290	$23.70	50	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,840	$23.48	1,050	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,550	$23.34	40	0.1
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,220	$23.18	50	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$47,950	$23.05	30	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,840	$23.00	750	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,820	$22.99	90	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$47,750	$22.96	70	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$47,480	$22.83	40	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,460	$22.82	60	0.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,270	$22.73	50	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,030	$22.61	210	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$47,010	$22.60	40	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,950	$22.57	240	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,940	$22.57	290	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,350	$22.29	930	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,850	$22.05	980	2.4
Longview, TX	$45,830	$22.04	Not published	Not published
Vallejo, CA	$45,760	$22.00	30	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,560	$21.91	230	1.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,310	$21.78	350	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$44,680	$21.48	40	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$44,590	$21.44	30	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$44,320	$21.31	300	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$44,060	$21.18	140	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,860	$21.09	1,750	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$43,840	$21.08	80	0.2
Modesto, CA	$43,640	$20.98	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$43,600	$20.96	40	0.1
Richmond, VA	$43,480	$20.90	140	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$42,950	$20.65	530	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$42,840	$20.59	140	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$42,780	$20.57	1,060	0.3
Fresno, CA	$42,760	$20.56	70	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$42,290	$20.33	60	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$42,230	$20.30	50	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$41,850	$20.12	900	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$41,670	$20.03	80	0.0
Lexington Park, MD	$41,600	$20.00	30	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$41,290	$19.85	70	0.3
Columbus, OH	$41,210	$19.81	40	0.0
Lake Charles, LA	$40,750	$19.59	90	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$40,100	$19.28	60	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$40,100	$19.28	30	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$40,030	$19.25	550	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$39,820	$19.15	40	0.1
Midland, TX	$39,650	$19.06	90	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$39,520	$19.00	30	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$39,500	$18.99	220	0.7
Albuquerque, NM	$39,480	$18.98	130	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$39,480	$18.98	30	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$39,470	$18.98	Not published	Not published
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$39,470	$18.98	270	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$39,260	$18.88	40	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$39,130	$18.81	40	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,920	$18.71	140	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$38,760	$18.63	50	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$38,750	$18.63	220	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,610	$18.56	440	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$38,520	$18.52	280	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$38,500	$18.51	40	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$38,500	$18.51	80	0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,480	$18.50	90	0.6
Monroe, LA	$38,400	$18.46	60	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$38,270	$18.40	120	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$38,120	$18.33	30	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$37,600	$18.08	70	0.2
Florence, SC	$37,470	$18.01	40	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$37,460	$18.01	110	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$37,340	$17.95	210	0.2
Farmington, NM	$37,280	$17.93	180	3.7
Savannah, GA	$37,280	$17.93	40	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$37,210	$17.89	Not published	Not published
Jacksonville, FL	$37,100	$17.84	170	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,030	$17.81	70	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$36,970	$17.77	50	0.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$36,830	$17.71	30	0.3
Reno, NV	$36,640	$17.61	60	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$36,190	$17.40	40	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$35,990	$17.30	100	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$35,900	$17.26	30	0.2
El Paso, TX	$35,550	$17.09	70	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$35,520	$17.08	50	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$35,350	$17.00	80	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$35,300	$16.97	110	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$33,280	$16.00	50	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$30,900	$14.85	160	0.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$28,860	$13.87	250	3.0
Ogden, UT	$28,080	$13.50	Not published	Not published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,960	$11.04	610	0.9
Ponce, PR	$22,010	$10.58	50	0.9
Abilene, TX	Not published	Not published	60	0.8

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.