Construction Laborers · SOC 47-2061
Construction Laborers Salary in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Construction Laborers in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $34,770 per year ($16.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $20,910 at the 10th percentile to $46,780 at the 90th. BLS estimates 440 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Construction Laborers in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earn more than $34,770 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,530 and $42,640.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $20,910 | $28,530 | $34,770 | $42,640 | $46,780 |
| Hourly | $10.05 | $13.72 | $16.72 | $20.50 | $22.49 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$34,770 median for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,530 to $42,640
- Alabamastate$36,900 median for Alabama; middle half earns $29,960 to $45,240
- United Statesnational$47,120 median for United States; middle half earns $38,620 to $59,740
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −6% vs Alabama overall and −26% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for construction laborers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areathis page$34,770 median for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,530 to $42,640
- $38,440 median for Daphne metro area; middle half earns $35,480 to $46,790
- $38,370 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $32,250 to $47,010
- $37,680 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $32,280 to $47,940
- $37,510 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $29,120 to $45,660
- $36,830 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $30,560 to $44,120
- $36,630 median for Montgomery metro area; middle half earns $29,330 to $44,520
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for construction laborerss · Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.