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Construction wages by state - Q1 2026

Average private construction pay, ranked; U.S. average $1,634/week

Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026, the newest published quarter). The U.S. average is $1,634/week (≈ $40.85/hour), +4.4% year over year. These are market averages - the required rate on public work is the prevailing wage, set separately per county and trade. BLS has not yet published 2026 Q1 statewide construction data for 10 states; those show their most recent published quarter, labeled inline.

RankState$/week≈ $/hrYoY
#1Massachusetts$2,148 (Q4 2024)$53.70+5.5%
#2District of Columbia$2,061 (Q4 2024)$51.52+8.6%
#3Alaska$2,042 (Q4 2024)$51.05+8.7%
#4Minnesota$1,873$46.83+6.8%
#5Pennsylvania$1,833 (Q4 2025)$45.83+4.6%
#6Hawaii$1,805$45.12+1.9%
#7Illinois$1,803$45.08+6.0%
#8California$1,801$45.02+5.1%
#9New York$1,757$43.92+3.7%
#10New Jersey$1,731$43.27+1.9%
#11Connecticut$1,715$42.880.0%
#12Texas$1,698$42.45+4.4%
#13Washington$1,698$42.45+2.9%
#14Colorado$1,694$42.35+6.7%
#15Maryland$1,687$42.17+5.7%
#16Rhode Island$1,685 (Q4 2024)$42.12+3.6%
#17Oregon$1,681$42.02+6.4%
#18Georgia$1,672$41.80+3.5%
#19Nevada$1,671$41.77+7.4%
#20Delaware$1,667 (Q4 2025)$41.67+2.6%
#21North Carolina$1,666 (Q4 2025)$41.65+4.7%
#22Ohio$1,654$41.35+5.9%
#23Missouri$1,644$41.100.0%
#24Arizona$1,638$40.95+4.9%
#25Virginia$1,632$40.80+6.3%
#26Kansas$1,625 (Q4 2025)$40.62+3.0%
#27Indiana$1,614$40.350.0%
#28Louisiana$1,612$40.30+1.3%
#29New Hampshire$1,577$39.42+2.3%
#30Wisconsin$1,571$39.270.0%
#31South Carolina$1,568$39.20+4.2%
#32Michigan$1,564$39.10+1.2%
#33Vermont$1,528 (Q4 2024)$38.20+5.8%
#34North Dakota$1,524$38.10+2.1%
#35Tennessee$1,524$38.10+1.9%
#36Iowa$1,500$37.50+8.2%
#37Alabama$1,479$36.98+5.0%
#38Florida$1,450$36.25+3.7%
#39Utah$1,438$35.950.0%
#40Montana$1,426$35.65+4.9%
#41Kentucky$1,420$35.50+5.0%
#42Idaho$1,399$34.98+10.7%
#43Mississippi$1,397$34.92+6.3%
#44West Virginia$1,394$34.85+10.5%
#45Maine$1,388$34.700.0%
#46Wyoming$1,375$34.38+8.7%
#47Nebraska$1,369$34.23+4.6%
#48Oklahoma$1,360$34.00+7.4%
#49New Mexico$1,322$33.05+3.8%
#50Arkansas$1,275$31.880.0%
#51South Dakota$1,269 (Q1 2025)$31.73+1.8%

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