Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Construction Industry

Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2023, the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the construction industry in the United States was $35.98; it increased by $0.15 compared to February 2023, and increased by $1.84 compared to March 2022. You can also see this information for many more industries here.

The chart and table below shows the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the construction industry in the United States from March 2006 to March 2023. See links below for the historical trend of each U.S. state.

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Average Weekly Earnings for U.S. Employees in the Construction Industry
Average Hourly Earnings for U.S. Employees By State in the Construction Industry in December, 2022

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Average Hourly Earnings for U.S. Employees in the Construction Industry ($)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
March 2006	21.85
April 2006	22.05
May 2006	22.03
June 2006	22.21
July 2006	22.29
August 2006	22.25
September 2006	22.41
October 2006	22.53
November 2006	22.5
December 2006	22.51
January 2007	22.59
February 2007	22.66
March 2007	22.72
April 2007	22.83
May 2007	22.98
June 2007	23.02
July 2007	23.1
August 2007	23.13
September 2007	23.21
October 2007	23.18
November 2007	23.32
December 2007	23.43
January 2008	23.42
February 2008	23.51
March 2008	23.58
April 2008	23.63
May 2008	23.82
June 2008	23.89
July 2008	23.98
August 2008	24.21
September 2008	24.23
October 2008	24.25
November 2008	24.41
December 2008	24.56
January 2009	24.56
February 2009	24.6
March 2009	24.76
April 2009	24.8
May 2009	24.77
June 2009	24.85
July 2009	24.85
August 2009	24.89
September 2009	24.88
October 2009	25.01
November 2009	25.03
December 2009	24.99
January 2010	25.12
February 2010	25.25
March 2010	25.17
April 2010	25.1
May 2010	25.15
June 2010	25.12
July 2010	25.17
August 2010	25.17
September 2010	25.19
October 2010	25.31
November 2010	25.31
December 2010	25.35
January 2011	25.46
February 2011	25.44
March 2011	25.34
April 2011	25.38
May 2011	25.35
June 2011	25.35
July 2011	25.36
August 2011	25.46
September 2011	25.49
October 2011	25.49
November 2011	25.44
December 2011	25.49
January 2012	25.5
February 2012	25.55
March 2012	25.66
April 2012	25.65
May 2012	25.69
June 2012	25.71
July 2012	25.75
August 2012	25.77
September 2012	25.86
October 2012	25.84
November 2012	25.95
December 2012	25.95
January 2013	25.96
February 2013	26.03
March 2013	25.98
April 2013	26.03
May 2013	26.04
June 2013	26.09
July 2013	26.17
August 2013	26.19
September 2013	26.17
October 2013	26.18
November 2013	26.25
December 2013	26.38
January 2014	26.41
February 2014	26.76
March 2014	26.48
April 2014	26.56
May 2014	26.61
June 2014	26.67
July 2014	26.66
August 2014	26.73
September 2014	26.81
October 2014	26.86
November 2014	26.92
December 2014	26.87
January 2015	27.07
February 2015	27.12
March 2015	27.24
April 2015	27.28
May 2015	27.32
June 2015	27.34
July 2015	27.36
August 2015	27.44
September 2015	27.35
October 2015	27.52
November 2015	27.67
December 2015	27.62
January 2016	27.66
February 2016	27.75
March 2016	27.87
April 2016	27.97
May 2016	28.08
June 2016	28.12
July 2016	28.2
August 2016	28.2
September 2016	28.21
October 2016	28.42
November 2016	28.35
December 2016	28.43
January 2017	28.55
February 2017	28.5
March 2017	28.64
April 2017	28.59
May 2017	28.73
June 2017	28.9
July 2017	28.95
August 2017	28.97
September 2017	29.13
October 2017	29.11
November 2017	29.21
December 2017	29.29
January 2018	29.38
February 2018	29.53
March 2018	29.51
April 2018	29.65
May 2018	29.7
June 2018	29.75
July 2018	29.93
August 2018	30.01
September 2018	30.2
October 2018	30.24
November 2018	30.28
December 2018	30.47
January 2019	30.32
February 2019	30.42
March 2019	30.53
April 2019	30.64
May 2019	30.7
June 2019	30.72
July 2019	30.71
August 2019	30.86
September 2019	30.9
October 2019	30.99
November 2019	31.14
December 2019	31.19
January 2020	31.23
February 2020	31.4
March 2020	31.4
April 2020	31.34
May 2020	31.44
June 2020	31.6
July 2020	31.74
August 2020	31.83
September 2020	31.81
October 2020	31.85
November 2020	32
December 2020	32.08
January 2021	32.19
February 2021	32.29
March 2021	32.24
April 2021	32.55
May 2021	32.71
June 2021	32.82
July 2021	32.94
August 2021	33.08
September 2021	33.23
October 2021	33.39
November 2021	33.45
December 2021	33.64
January 2022	33.89
February 2022	33.97
March 2022	34.14
April 2022	34.33
May 2022	34.53
June 2022	34.67
July 2022	34.78
August 2022	34.91
September 2022	35.05
October 2022	35.25
November 2022	35.43
December 2022	35.6
January 2023	35.69
February 2023	35.83
March 2023	35.98

Average Hourly Earnings For Employees in the Construction Industry For Each US state

Use the following links to find the historical trend of average hourly earnings for employees in the construction industry for each US state.