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

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

How does experience change a Laborer's salary?

A Laborer's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,502 for beginners, reaching about $44,765 at mid-level, and approach $45,397 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Laborer?

Laborer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Laborer roles are District of Columbia $48,077, California $47,895, Massachusetts $47,256. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Laborer roles make?

Salaries for Laborer level roles vary by specialization: Truck Laborer: $78,052; Concrete Laborer: $46,000; Laborer/Operator: $45,042; Materials Laborer: $44,205; Construction Laborer: $44,100.

How do different companies affect a Laborer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Laborer 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.

Laborer Salary in the United States

How much does a Laborer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laborer in the United States is $43,422 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,682
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,358 to $48,793
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,569

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Laborer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,793	$4,066	$938	$23
Average	$43,422	$3,619	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$40,358	$3,363	$776	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Laborer Salaries

A Laborer'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 Laborer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laborer'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): $42,502
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,027
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,765
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,002
Expert (over 8 years): $45,397

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Laborer	$42,502
Intermediate Level Laborer	$43,027
Senior Level Laborer	$44,765
Specialist Level Laborer	$45,002
Expert Level Laborer	$45,397

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How Do Laborer 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 Laborers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,077.
California: $47,895.
Massachusetts: $47,256.

District of Columbia $48,077 California $47,895 Massachusetts $47,256 Washington $47,083 New Jersey $47,065 Alaska $47,005 Connecticut $46,405 New York $46,162

Hawaii $45,385 Rhode Island $45,020 Maryland $44,773 Minnesota $44,434 Colorado $44,304 Illinois $44,260 Oregon $44,095 Delaware $43,974

New Hampshire $43,897 Virginia $43,726 Pennsylvania $43,227 Nevada $42,975 North Dakota $42,893 Michigan $42,762 Wisconsin $42,715 Vermont $42,619

Texas $42,354 Maine $42,337 Arizona $42,311 Ohio $42,280 Georgia $41,881 Indiana $41,681 Wyoming $41,642 Utah $41,581

Iowa $41,555 Kansas $41,347 Louisiana $41,286 North Carolina $41,264 Missouri $41,256 Florida $41,086 Montana $40,995 Nebraska $40,908

Kentucky $40,860 South Carolina $40,687 Tennessee $40,578 Idaho $40,535 New Mexico $40,218 Oklahoma $40,148 Alabama $39,892 South Dakota $39,462

Arkansas $39,228 West Virginia $39,102 Mississippi $38,724

Top Paying Cities for Laborers

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: $54,769
San Francisco: $54,230
Oakland: $53,027

San Jose, CA $54,769

San Francisco, CA $54,230

Oakland, CA $53,027

New York, NY $50,322

Queens Village, NY $49,996

Paramus, NJ $49,649

Passaic, NJ $49,606

Bergenfield, NJ $49,562

Stamford, CT $49,497

Huntington, NY $49,454

Newark, NJ $49,171

Bridgeport, CT $49,085

New Brunswick, NJ $48,941

Vallejo, CA $48,850

Middlesex, NJ $48,824

Somerset, NJ $48,785

Petaluma, CA $48,685

Santa Cruz, CA $48,516

Boston, MA $48,429

Monterey, CA $48,212

Fairbanks, AK $48,181

Los Angeles, CA $48,099

Washington, DC $48,077

Seattle, WA $47,999

Santa Rosa, CA $47,990

Juneau, AK $47,864

Orange, CA $47,721

Anchorage, AK $47,643

Anaheim, CA $47,613

Santa Ana, CA $47,547

Nassau, NY $47,521

Long Beach, CA $47,504

Danbury, CT $47,491

Santa Maria, CA $47,343

Everett, WA $47,335

Bremerton, WA $47,122

Trenton, NJ $47,039

Sacramento, CA $47,022

San Diego, CA $47,000

Brockton, MA $46,983

Tacoma, WA $46,966

Santa Barbara, CA $46,905

Lowell, MA $46,731

New Suffolk, NY $46,714

Nashua, NH $46,662

Lompoc, CA $46,592

Ventura, CA $46,549

Stockton, CA $46,536

New Haven, CT $46,449

Atlantic City, NJ $46,336

Hartford, CT $46,240

Modesto, CA $46,219

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,123

New Britain, CT $46,101

Olympia, WA $46,041

Kennewick, WA $46,041

New London, CT $46,032

Norwich, CT $46,019

Lawrence, MA $45,997

Bakersfield, CA $45,876

Riverside, CA $45,815

New Bedford, MA $45,815

Richland, WA $45,771

Portsmouth, NH $45,737

Vineland, NJ $45,728

San Bernardino, CA $45,693

Boulder, CO $45,572

Worcester, MA $45,537

Portland, OR $45,498

Saint Paul, MN $45,446

Minneapolis, MN $45,446

Philadelphia, PA $45,385

Honolulu, HI $45,155

Springfield, MA $45,003

Providence, RI $44,999

Chicago, IL $44,873

Bellingham, WA $44,820

Baltimore, MD $44,773

Chico, CA $44,664

Wilmington, DE $44,590

Pittsfield, MA $44,547

Manchester, NH $44,464

Spokane, WA $44,273

Denver, CO $44,269

Albany, NY $44,065

Troy, NY $44,048

Schenectady, NY $43,956

Burlington, VT $43,861

Portland, ME $43,709

Salem, OR $43,674

Yakima, WA $43,665

Ann Arbor, MI $43,652

Rochester, MN $43,531

Fresno, CA $43,509

Reno, NV $43,509

Milwaukee, WI $43,470

Detroit, MI $43,427

Allentown, PA $43,414

Carson City, NV $43,409

Houston, TX $43,344

Colorado Springs, CO $43,340

Syracuse, NY $43,318

Eugene, OR $43,236

Bismarck, ND $43,183

Gary, IN $43,183

Galveston, TX $43,183

Springfield, OR $43,149

Medford, OR $43,045

Fort Collins, CO $43,027

Austin, TX $42,992

Mesa, AZ $42,901

Phoenix, AZ $42,893

Dallas, TX $42,880

Reading, PA $42,853

Saint Cloud, MN $42,836

Concord, NH $42,797

Madison, WI $42,780

Utica, NY $42,662

Raleigh, NC $42,628

Las Vegas, NV $42,623

Rochester, NY $42,593

Des Moines, IA $42,589

Atlanta, GA $42,519

Battle Creek, MI $42,506

Salt Lake City, UT $42,493

Lancaster, PA $42,428

Champaign, IL $42,419

Harrisburg, PA $42,367

Durham, NC $42,328

Kansas City, MO $42,324

Kansas City, KS $42,315

Fort Worth, TX $42,311

Boca Raton, FL $42,293

Cleveland, OH $42,289

Columbus, OH $42,280

Pittsburgh, PA $42,276

Richmond, VA $42,259

Indianapolis, IN $42,250

Cincinnati, OH $42,193

Petersburg, VA $42,128

Billings, MT $42,033

Lansing, MI $42,033

Huntsville, AL $42,033

Lebanon, PA $42,028

Dayton, OH $42,024

Pueblo, CO $42,024

Appleton, WI $42,011

Buffalo, NY $41,994

Racine, WI $41,972

Charlotte, NC $41,968

Saint Louis, MO $41,955

Springfield, IL $41,937

Elkhart, IN $41,929

York, PA $41,929

Gastonia, NC $41,924

Benton Harbor, MI $41,924

Beaumont, TX $41,898

Lorain, OH $41,889

Toledo, OH $41,872

Binghamton, NY $41,850

Rock Hill, SC $41,846

Rockford, IL $41,824

Fargo, ND $41,803

Elyria, OH $41,803

Flagstaff, AZ $41,772

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,746

Miami, FL $41,720

Duluth, MN $41,651

Bangor, ME $41,594

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,546

Louisville, KY $41,525

Grand Rapids, MI $41,516

Hialeah, FL $41,512

Casper, WY $41,451

Scranton, PA $41,399

New Orleans, LA $41,386

Virginia Beach, VA $41,381

Akron, OH $41,360

Peoria, IL $41,303

Sarasota, FL $41,295

Green Bay, WI $41,264

Baton Rouge, LA $41,243

Charleston, SC $41,234

Nashville, TN $41,221

Jamestown, NY $41,212

Davenport, IA $41,212

Tucson, AZ $41,190

Cheyenne, WY $41,177

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,164

Tampa, FL $41,156

Omaha, NE $41,147

Port Arthur, TX $41,130

Evansville, IN $41,130

Bradenton, FL $41,112

Santa Fe, NM $41,034

Orlando, FL $40,991

Clearwater, FL $40,943

Canton, OH $40,852

La Crosse, WI $40,852

Grand Forks, ND $40,839

Albuquerque, NM $40,826

Tulsa, OK $40,826

Newport News, VA $40,821

High Point, NC $40,808

Ogden, UT $40,791

Corpus Christi, TX $40,756

Laramie, WY $40,730

Norfolk, VA $40,730

Rock Island, IL $40,704

Saginaw, MI $40,695

Jacksonville, FL $40,691

Salisbury, NC $40,682

Memphis, TN $40,674

Moline, IL $40,652

Fort Myers, FL $40,639

Waterloo, IA $40,582

Spartanburg, SC $40,539

Lincoln, NE $40,517

Fort Wayne, IN $40,509

Birmingham, AL $40,461

Cedar Falls, IA $40,452

Provo, UT $40,448

Springfield, OH $40,444

San Antonio, TX $40,435

Greensboro, NC $40,417

South Bend, IN $40,413

Winston Salem, NC $40,409

Boise, ID $40,396

Savannah, GA $40,365

Muskegon, MI $40,287

Lima, OH $40,235

Lake Charles, LA $40,218

Anderson, IN $40,209

Lexington, KY $40,196

Augusta, GA $40,183

Greenville, SC $40,183

Wichita, KS $40,144

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,144

Columbia, SC $40,105

Bloomington, IN $39,996

Roanoke, VA $39,970

Asheville, NC $39,914

Knoxville, TN $39,840

Shreveport, LA $39,836

Wilmington, NC $39,779

Frankfort, KY $39,697

Oklahoma City, OK $39,666

Chillicothe, OH $39,649

Longview, TX $39,645

Topeka, KS $39,632

Mobile, AL $39,566

Terre Haute, IN $39,549

Erie, PA $39,545

Altoona, PA $39,523

Melbourne, FL $39,510

Amarillo, TX $39,493

Killeen, TX $39,480

Fayetteville, AR $39,445

Sioux Falls, SD $39,414

Chattanooga, TN $39,388

Idaho Falls, ID $39,384

Gainesville, FL $39,293

Portsmouth, OH $39,271

Little Rock, AR $39,262

Lynchburg, VA $39,262

Lafayette, LA $39,245

Youngstown, OH $39,245

Temple, TX $39,228

Daytona Beach, FL $39,219

Clarksville, TN $39,215

Pensacola, FL $39,210

Hopkinsville, KY $39,080

Charleston, WV $39,076

Florence, SC $39,054

Sioux City, IA $39,028

Macon, GA $38,902

Tallahassee, FL $38,898

Fayetteville, NC $38,889

Waco, TX $38,880

Wichita Falls, TX $38,880

Pine Bluff, AR $38,863

Vincennes, IN $38,780

Lubbock, TX $38,763

Great Falls, MT $38,737

Alamogordo, NM $38,733

Abilene, TX $38,698

Rapid City, SD $38,642

Monroe, LA $38,642

Albany, GA $38,615

Huntington, WV $38,611

Jackson, MS $38,607

Greenville, MS $38,602

Parkersburg, WV $38,559

Montgomery, AL $38,550

Johnstown, PA $38,542

Springfield, MO $38,507

Biloxi, MS $38,485

Sumter, SC $38,394

Columbus, GA $38,390

Twin Falls, ID $38,364

Pascagoula, MS $38,307

Kingsport, TN $38,194

Gulfport, MS $38,181

Alexandria, LA $38,038

Fort Smith, AR $37,929

El Paso, TX $37,812

Helena, MT $37,756

Las Cruces, NM $37,617

Harlingen, TX $37,495

Pocatello, ID $37,456

Florence, AL $37,443

Brownsville, TX $37,434

Dothan, AL $37,365

Mcallen, TX $37,343

Columbus, MS $37,022

Altus, OK $36,822

Lawton, OK $36,740

Pierre, SD $36,583

What Skills Can Increase a Laborer'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 Laborer'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	$52,541	21%
Hydraulics	$49,067	13%
Presentation	$46,462	7%
Packaging	$46,462	7%
Leadership	$46,028	6%
Communicates Effectively	$45,593	5%

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How Education impacts a Laborer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Laborers 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 Laborer with a No Diploma is between $32,956 and $35,920).

Laborer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Laborer

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

Understanding how a Laborer'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 January 01, 2026

$40,358

Average $43,422/year

$48,793

$3,363

Average $3,619/month

$4,066

$776

Average $835/week

$938

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,793	$4,066	$938	$23
Average	$43,422	$3,619	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$40,358	$3,363	$776	$19

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Salary Trends for Laborer

Salaries for a Laborer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $45,899 in 2023 to around $45,932 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Laborer salary trends, .

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2023

$45,899

2024

$46,106

2025

$45,932

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2023	$45,899
2024	$46,106
2025	$45,932
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