What are the main factors that influence a Labor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Labor's salary?

A Labor's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,458 for beginners, reaching about $46,836 at mid-level, and approach $47,501 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Labor?

Labor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Labor roles are District of Columbia $49,072, California $48,886, Massachusetts $48,234. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Labor roles make?

Salaries for Labor level roles vary by specialization: Labor Attorney: $186,769; Labor Economist: $91,693; Labor Foreman: $90,096; Labor Coordinator: $80,417; Skilled Labor: $44,703.

How do different companies affect a Labor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Labor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Labor Salary in the United States

How much does a Labor make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Labor in the United States is $44,321 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Labor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,416
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,034 to $49,082
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,041

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Labor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,082	$4,090	$944	$24
Average	$44,321	$3,693	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$41,034	$3,419	$789	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Labor Salaries

A Labor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Labor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Labor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,458
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,005
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,836
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,085
Expert (over 8 years): $47,501

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Labor	$44,458
Intermediate Level Labor	$45,005
Senior Level Labor	$46,836
Specialist Level Labor	$47,085
Expert Level Labor	$47,501

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How Do Labor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Labors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,072.
California: $48,886.
Massachusetts: $48,234.

District of Columbia $49,072 California $48,886 Massachusetts $48,234 Washington $48,057 New Jersey $48,039 Alaska $47,977 Connecticut $47,365 New York $47,117

Hawaii $46,324 Rhode Island $45,952 Maryland $45,699 Minnesota $45,353 Colorado $45,220 Illinois $45,176 Oregon $45,008 Delaware $44,883

New Hampshire $44,805 Virginia $44,631 Pennsylvania $44,121 Nevada $43,864 North Dakota $43,780 Michigan $43,647 Wisconsin $43,598 Vermont $43,501

Texas $43,230 Maine $43,213 Arizona $43,186 Ohio $43,155 Georgia $42,747 Indiana $42,543 Wyoming $42,503 Utah $42,441

Iowa $42,415 Kansas $42,202 Louisiana $42,140 North Carolina $42,118 Missouri $42,109 Florida $41,936 Montana $41,843 Nebraska $41,754

Kentucky $41,706 South Carolina $41,528 Tennessee $41,418 Idaho $41,373 New Mexico $41,050 Oklahoma $40,979 Alabama $40,717 South Dakota $40,279

Arkansas $40,039 West Virginia $39,911 Mississippi $39,525

Top Paying Cities for Labors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $55,902
San Francisco: $55,290
Oakland: $54,124

San Jose, CA $55,902

San Francisco, CA $55,290

Oakland, CA $54,124

New York, NY $51,030

Paramus, NJ $50,410

Queens Village, NY $50,408

Passaic, NJ $50,365

Bergenfield, NJ $50,361

Stamford, CT $50,264

Huntington, NY $50,246

Newark, NJ $49,918

Bridgeport, CT $49,825

Vallejo, CA $49,737

New Brunswick, NJ $49,719

Petaluma, CA $49,692

Middlesex, NJ $49,608

Somerset, NJ $49,577

Santa Cruz, CA $49,519

Boston, MA $49,249

Monterey, CA $49,093

Seattle, WA $48,992

Santa Rosa, CA $48,983

Los Angeles, CA $48,970

Juneau, AK $48,855

Washington, DC $48,806

Orange, CA $48,648

Santa Ana, CA $48,531

Long Beach, CA $48,487

Anaheim, CA $48,478

Anchorage, AK $48,456

Santa Maria, CA $48,323

Everett, WA $48,314

Danbury, CT $48,158

Bremerton, WA $48,097

Tacoma, WA $47,937

New Suffolk, NY $47,936

Sacramento, CA $47,924

Santa Barbara, CA $47,875

Trenton, NJ $47,826

San Diego, CA $47,826

Brockton, MA $47,778

Fairbanks, AK $47,669

Lompoc, CA $47,556

Lowell, MA $47,520

Ventura, CA $47,512

Nashua, NH $47,503

Stockton, CA $47,498

Modesto, CA $47,175

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,077

Olympia, WA $46,993

Kennewick, WA $46,993

New Haven, CT $46,975

Lawrence, MA $46,816

Hartford, CT $46,772

Riverside, CA $46,763

New Bedford, MA $46,718

Richland, WA $46,718

Bakersfield, CA $46,656

San Bernardino, CA $46,639

New Britain, CT $46,634

Atlantic City, NJ $46,634

New London, CT $46,616

Norwich, CT $46,603

Portsmouth, NH $46,594

Boulder, CO $46,500

Portland, OR $46,439

Worcester, MA $46,435

Minneapolis, MN $46,297

Philadelphia, PA $46,235

Honolulu, HI $46,089

Saint Paul, MN $46,068

Vineland, NJ $46,058

Providence, RI $45,929

Chicago, IL $45,801

Bellingham, WA $45,748

Springfield, MA $45,712

Baltimore, MD $45,699

Chico, CA $45,588

Pittsfield, MA $45,469

Manchester, NH $45,384

Spokane, WA $45,189

Denver, CO $45,185

Albany, NY $44,977

Troy, NY $44,959

Nassau, NY $44,911

Schenectady, NY $44,866

Wilmington, DE $44,830

Burlington, VT $44,768

Salem, OR $44,751

Portland, ME $44,613

Yakima, WA $44,569

Rochester, MN $44,431

Reno, NV $44,409

Fresno, CA $44,409

Milwaukee, WI $44,369

Detroit, MI $44,325

Ann Arbor, MI $44,317

Allentown, PA $44,312

Colorado Springs, CO $44,236

Syracuse, NY $44,214

Carson City, NV $44,214

Houston, TX $44,152

Eugene, OR $44,130

Gary, IN $44,077

Springfield, OR $44,041

Bismarck, ND $44,033

Galveston, TX $44,001

Medford, OR $43,935

Fort Collins, CO $43,917

Concord, NH $43,895

Austin, TX $43,882

Mesa, AZ $43,789

Reading, PA $43,784

Phoenix, AZ $43,780

Dallas, TX $43,767

Saint Cloud, MN $43,724

Madison, WI $43,665

Utica, NY $43,545

Rochester, NY $43,474

Des Moines, IA $43,470

Raleigh, NC $43,465

Atlanta, GA $43,399

Battle Creek, MI $43,385

Salt Lake City, UT $43,372

Lancaster, PA $43,306

Harrisburg, PA $43,244

Kansas City, MO $43,199

Champaign, IL $43,190

Kansas City, KS $43,190

Fort Worth, TX $43,186

Columbus, OH $43,178

Boca Raton, FL $43,168

Pittsburgh, PA $43,151

Richmond, VA $43,133

Indianapolis, IN $43,124

Cleveland, OH $43,120

Las Vegas, NV $43,066

Cincinnati, OH $43,066

Petersburg, VA $43,000

Huntsville, AL $42,933

Lansing, MI $42,904

Lebanon, PA $42,898

Pueblo, CO $42,893

Appleton, WI $42,880

Buffalo, NY $42,862

Dayton, OH $42,849

Racine, WI $42,840

Charlotte, NC $42,836

Saint Louis, MO $42,823

York, PA $42,796

Elkhart, IN $42,796

Gastonia, NC $42,788

Billings, MT $42,777

Beaumont, TX $42,765

Lorain, OH $42,756

Benton Harbor, MI $42,747

Toledo, OH $42,738

Binghamton, NY $42,716

Rock Hill, SC $42,712

Rockford, IL $42,690

Springfield, IL $42,672

Elyria, OH $42,667

Fargo, ND $42,667

Flagstaff, AZ $42,636

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,610

Duluth, MN $42,583

Miami, FL $42,583

Cheyenne, WY $42,552

Grand Forks, ND $42,552

Bangor, ME $42,455

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,406

Durham, NC $42,387

Louisville, KY $42,384

Grand Rapids, MI $42,375

Hialeah, FL $42,370

Casper, WY $42,308

Scranton, PA $42,255

New Orleans, LA $42,242

Virginia Beach, VA $42,238

Akron, OH $42,215

Peoria, IL $42,158

Sarasota, FL $42,149

Nashville, TN $42,118

Omaha, NE $42,118

Green Bay, WI $42,118

Baton Rouge, LA $42,096

Charleston, SC $42,087

Jamestown, NY $42,065

Davenport, IA $42,065

Tucson, AZ $42,043

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,016

Tampa, FL $42,007

Evansville, IN $41,980

Port Arthur, TX $41,980

Bradenton, FL $41,963

Santa Fe, NM $41,883

Orlando, FL $41,803

Clearwater, FL $41,790

Canton, OH $41,697

La Crosse, WI $41,697

Albuquerque, NM $41,670

Newport News, VA $41,666

High Point, NC $41,652

Ogden, UT $41,635

Corpus Christi, TX $41,599

Norfolk, VA $41,573

Laramie, WY $41,573

Rock Island, IL $41,546

Saginaw, MI $41,537

Jacksonville, FL $41,533

Salisbury, NC $41,524

Boise, ID $41,515

Moline, IL $41,493

Fort Myers, FL $41,480

Memphis, TN $41,471

Tulsa, OK $41,449

Waterloo, IA $41,422

Spartanburg, SC $41,378

Lincoln, NE $41,356

Fort Wayne, IN $41,347

Provo, UT $41,342

Cedar Falls, IA $41,289

San Antonio, TX $41,271

Greensboro, NC $41,254

South Bend, IN $41,249

Savannah, GA $41,200

Muskegon, MI $41,183

Birmingham, AL $41,178

Winston Salem, NC $41,157

Lake Charles, LA $41,050

Anderson, IN $41,041

Lexington, KY $41,028

Augusta, GA $41,014

Greenville, SC $41,014

Lima, OH $40,979

Wichita, KS $40,974

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,974

Columbia, SC $40,935

Springfield, OH $40,926

Asheville, NC $40,855

Bloomington, IN $40,824

Knoxville, TN $40,664

Shreveport, LA $40,660

Wilmington, NC $40,602

Roanoke, VA $40,602

Topeka, KS $40,522

Frankfort, KY $40,517

Oklahoma City, OK $40,487

Chillicothe, OH $40,469

Longview, TX $40,465

Melbourne, FL $40,460

Sioux Falls, SD $40,389

Mobile, AL $40,385

Terre Haute, IN $40,367

Altoona, PA $40,341

Amarillo, TX $40,310

Killeen, TX $40,296

Fayetteville, AR $40,261

Chattanooga, TN $40,248

Sioux City, IA $40,208

Idaho Falls, ID $40,199

Lynchburg, VA $40,163

Gainesville, FL $40,106

Portsmouth, OH $40,084

Little Rock, AR $40,075

Lafayette, LA $40,057

Youngstown, OH $40,057

Daytona Beach, FL $40,030

Clarksville, TN $40,026

Pensacola, FL $40,022

Temple, TX $40,018

Hopkinsville, KY $39,889

Erie, PA $39,880

Florence, SC $39,862

Charleston, WV $39,791

Great Falls, MT $39,769

Macon, GA $39,707

Tallahassee, FL $39,702

Fayetteville, NC $39,694

Waco, TX $39,685

Helena, MT $39,654

Pine Bluff, AR $39,637

Vincennes, IN $39,583

Lubbock, TX $39,565

Alamogordo, NM $39,538

Twin Falls, ID $39,499

Rapid City, SD $39,485

Jackson, MS $39,405

Huntington, WV $39,402

Greenville, MS $39,401

Parkersburg, WV $39,356

Montgomery, AL $39,348

Wichita Falls, TX $39,304

Springfield, MO $39,304

Biloxi, MS $39,281

Monroe, LA $39,237

Johnstown, PA $39,206

Sumter, SC $39,188

Columbus, GA $39,184

Pascagoula, MS $39,100

Abilene, TX $39,100

Kingsport, TN $38,984

Albany, GA $38,984

Gulfport, MS $38,971

Alexandria, LA $38,825

Fort Smith, AR $38,714

El Paso, TX $38,594

Las Cruces, NM $38,395

Harlingen, TX $38,282

Pocatello, ID $38,275

Florence, AL $38,218

Brownsville, TX $38,209

Mcallen, TX $38,116

Dothan, AL $38,054

Columbus, MS $37,790

Altus, OK $37,584

Lawton, OK $37,500

Pierre, SD $37,340

What Skills Can Increase a Labor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 12.76% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Packaging (Mentioned in 3.24% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	12.76%
Packaging	3.24%
Work Ethic	2.59%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Labor's salary.

Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Hydraulics: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scheduling	$53,628	21%
Hydraulics	$50,082	13%
Presentation	$47,423	7%
Packaging	$47,423	7%
Leadership	$46,980	6%
Communicates Effectively	$46,537	5%

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Labor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Labor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Labor positions in Healthcare or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Labor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Labor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$62,049	$30.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,833	$29.0	35%
Biotechnology	$57,617	$28.0	30%
Financial Services	$55,401	$27.0	25%
Insurance	$53,185	$26.0	20%

How Education impacts a Labor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Labors enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Labor with a No Diploma is between $32,956 and $35,920).

Labor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Labor

No Diploma 8.0%

High School 74.6%

Associates 7.5%

Bachelors 8.0%

Masters 1.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	8.0%
High School	74.6%
Associates	7.5%
Bachelors	8.0%
Masters	1.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Labor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Labor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$41,034

Average $44,321/year

$49,082

$3,419

Average $3,693/month

$4,090

$789

Average $852/week

$944

$20

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,082	$4,090	$944	$24
Average	$44,321	$3,693	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$41,034	$3,419	$789	$20

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Salary Trends for Labor

Salaries for a Labor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $48,001 in 2023 to around $48,035 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Labor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Labor Over Time

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2023

$48,001

2024

$48,218

2025

$48,035

2026

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2023	$48,001
2024	$48,218
2025	$48,035
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