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

A Laborer Per Diem's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,480 for beginners, reaching about $46,857 at mid-level, and approach $47,522 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Laborer Per Diem?

Laborer Per Diem salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Laborer Per Diem roles are District of Columbia $50,316, California $50,125, Massachusetts $49,457. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Laborer Per Diem roles make?

Salaries for Laborer Per Diem level roles vary by specialization: Per Diem Physician: $249,246; Per Diem Pharmacist: $153,397; Ultrasonographer Per Diem: $103,361; Audiologist Per Diem: $88,610; Rn Per Diem: $82,305.

How do different companies affect a Laborer Per Diem's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Laborer Per Diem 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 Per Diem Salary in the United States

How much does a Laborer Per Diem make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laborer Per Diem in the United States is $45,444 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,242
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,239 to $51,096
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,320

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Laborer Per Diem Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,096	$4,258	$983	$25
Average	$45,444	$3,787	$874	$22
25th Percentile	$42,239	$3,520	$812	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Laborer Per Diem Salaries

A Laborer Per Diem'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 Per Diem Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laborer Per Diem'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): $44,480
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,029
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,857
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,107
Expert (over 8 years): $47,522

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Laborer Per Diem	$44,480
Intermediate Level Laborer Per Diem	$45,029
Senior Level Laborer Per Diem	$46,857
Specialist Level Laborer Per Diem	$47,107
Expert Level Laborer Per Diem	$47,522

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

District of Columbia: $50,316.
California: $50,125.
Massachusetts: $49,457.

District of Columbia $50,316

California $50,125

Massachusetts $49,457

Washington $49,275

New Jersey $49,257

Alaska $49,194

Connecticut $48,566

New York $48,312

Hawaii $47,498

Rhode Island $47,117

Maryland $46,858

Minnesota $46,503

Colorado $46,367

Illinois $46,321

Oregon $46,149

Delaware $46,022

New Hampshire $45,942

Virginia $45,763

Pennsylvania $45,240

Nevada $44,976

North Dakota $44,890

Michigan $44,754

Wisconsin $44,704

Vermont $44,604

Texas $44,326

Maine $44,308

Arizona $44,281

Ohio $44,249

Georgia $43,831

Indiana $43,622

Wyoming $43,581

Utah $43,518

Iowa $43,490

Kansas $43,272

Louisiana $43,209

North Carolina $43,186

Missouri $43,177

Florida $42,999

Montana $42,904

Nebraska $42,813

Kentucky $42,763

South Carolina $42,581

Tennessee $42,468

Idaho $42,422

New Mexico $42,091

Oklahoma $42,018

Alabama $41,750

South Dakota $41,300

Arkansas $41,054

West Virginia $40,923

Mississippi $40,527

Top Paying Cities for Laborer Per Diems

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: $57,319
San Francisco: $56,691
Oakland: $55,497

San Jose, CA $57,319

San Francisco, CA $56,691

Oakland, CA $55,497

New York, NY $52,324

Paramus, NJ $51,688

Queens Village, NY $51,686

Passaic, NJ $51,643

Bergenfield, NJ $51,638

Stamford, CT $51,538

Huntington, NY $51,520

Newark, NJ $51,184

Bridgeport, CT $51,088

Vallejo, CA $50,998

New Brunswick, NJ $50,980

Petaluma, CA $50,952

Middlesex, NJ $50,866

Somerset, NJ $50,834

Santa Cruz, CA $50,775

Boston, MA $50,498

Monterey, CA $50,338

Seattle, WA $50,234

Santa Rosa, CA $50,225

Los Angeles, CA $50,212

Juneau, AK $50,093

Washington, DC $50,043

Orange, CA $49,882

Santa Ana, CA $49,762

Long Beach, CA $49,716

Anaheim, CA $49,707

Anchorage, AK $49,684

Santa Maria, CA $49,548

Everett, WA $49,539

Danbury, CT $49,379

Bremerton, WA $49,316

Tacoma, WA $49,153

New Suffolk, NY $49,152

Sacramento, CA $49,139

Santa Barbara, CA $49,089

Trenton, NJ $49,039

San Diego, CA $49,039

Brockton, MA $48,989

Fairbanks, AK $48,878

Lompoc, CA $48,762

Lowell, MA $48,725

Ventura, CA $48,716

Nashua, NH $48,707

Stockton, CA $48,703

Modesto, CA $48,371

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,271

Olympia, WA $48,185

Kennewick, WA $48,185

New Haven, CT $48,167

Lawrence, MA $48,003

Hartford, CT $47,957

Riverside, CA $47,948

New Bedford, MA $47,903

Richland, WA $47,903

Bakersfield, CA $47,839

San Bernardino, CA $47,821

New Britain, CT $47,817

Atlantic City, NJ $47,817

New London, CT $47,798

Norwich, CT $47,785

Portsmouth, NH $47,776

Boulder, CO $47,679

Portland, OR $47,617

Worcester, MA $47,612

Minneapolis, MN $47,471

Philadelphia, PA $47,408

Honolulu, HI $47,258

Saint Paul, MN $47,236

Vineland, NJ $47,226

Providence, RI $47,094

Chicago, IL $46,962

Bellingham, WA $46,908

Springfield, MA $46,871

Baltimore, MD $46,858

Chico, CA $46,744

Pittsfield, MA $46,621

Manchester, NH $46,535

Spokane, WA $46,335

Denver, CO $46,331

Albany, NY $46,117

Troy, NY $46,099

Nassau, NY $46,050

Schenectady, NY $46,003

Wilmington, DE $45,967

Burlington, VT $45,903

Salem, OR $45,885

Portland, ME $45,744

Yakima, WA $45,699

Rochester, MN $45,558

Reno, NV $45,535

Fresno, CA $45,535

Milwaukee, WI $45,494

Detroit, MI $45,449

Ann Arbor, MI $45,441

Allentown, PA $45,435

Colorado Springs, CO $45,358

Syracuse, NY $45,335

Carson City, NV $45,335

Houston, TX $45,272

Eugene, OR $45,249

Gary, IN $45,194

Springfield, OR $45,158

Bismarck, ND $45,149

Galveston, TX $45,117

Medford, OR $45,049

Fort Collins, CO $45,031

Concord, NH $45,008

Austin, TX $44,995

Mesa, AZ $44,899

Reading, PA $44,895

Phoenix, AZ $44,890

Dallas, TX $44,876

Saint Cloud, MN $44,833

Madison, WI $44,772

Utica, NY $44,649

Rochester, NY $44,576

Des Moines, IA $44,572

Raleigh, NC $44,567

Atlanta, GA $44,499

Battle Creek, MI $44,486

Salt Lake City, UT $44,472

Lancaster, PA $44,404

Harrisburg, PA $44,340

Kansas City, MO $44,295

Champaign, IL $44,286

Kansas City, KS $44,286

Fort Worth, TX $44,281

Columbus, OH $44,273

Boca Raton, FL $44,263

Pittsburgh, PA $44,245

Richmond, VA $44,226

Indianapolis, IN $44,217

Cleveland, OH $44,213

Las Vegas, NV $44,158

Cincinnati, OH $44,158

Petersburg, VA $44,090

Huntsville, AL $44,022

Lansing, MI $43,992

Lebanon, PA $43,986

Pueblo, CO $43,981

Appleton, WI $43,967

Buffalo, NY $43,949

Dayton, OH $43,936

Racine, WI $43,927

Charlotte, NC $43,922

Saint Louis, MO $43,908

York, PA $43,881

Elkhart, IN $43,881

Gastonia, NC $43,872

Billings, MT $43,862

Beaumont, TX $43,849

Lorain, OH $43,840

Benton Harbor, MI $43,831

Toledo, OH $43,822

Binghamton, NY $43,799

Rock Hill, SC $43,795

Rockford, IL $43,772

Springfield, IL $43,754

Elyria, OH $43,749

Fargo, ND $43,749

Flagstaff, AZ $43,718

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,690

Duluth, MN $43,663

Miami, FL $43,663

Cheyenne, WY $43,631

Grand Forks, ND $43,631

Bangor, ME $43,531

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,481

Durham, NC $43,462

Louisville, KY $43,458

Grand Rapids, MI $43,449

Hialeah, FL $43,445

Casper, WY $43,381

Scranton, PA $43,327

New Orleans, LA $43,313

Virginia Beach, VA $43,309

Akron, OH $43,286

Peoria, IL $43,227

Sarasota, FL $43,218

Nashville, TN $43,186

Omaha, NE $43,186

Green Bay, WI $43,186

Baton Rouge, LA $43,163

Charleston, SC $43,154

Jamestown, NY $43,131

Davenport, IA $43,131

Tucson, AZ $43,109

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,081

Tampa, FL $43,072

Evansville, IN $43,045

Port Arthur, TX $43,045

Bradenton, FL $43,027

Santa Fe, NM $42,945

Orlando, FL $42,863

Clearwater, FL $42,850

Canton, OH $42,754

La Crosse, WI $42,754

Albuquerque, NM $42,727

Newport News, VA $42,722

High Point, NC $42,709

Ogden, UT $42,690

Corpus Christi, TX $42,654

Norfolk, VA $42,627

Laramie, WY $42,627

Rock Island, IL $42,600

Saginaw, MI $42,590

Jacksonville, FL $42,586

Salisbury, NC $42,577

Boise, ID $42,568

Moline, IL $42,545

Fort Myers, FL $42,531

Memphis, TN $42,522

Tulsa, OK $42,500

Waterloo, IA $42,472

Spartanburg, SC $42,427

Lincoln, NE $42,404

Fort Wayne, IN $42,395

Provo, UT $42,391

Cedar Falls, IA $42,336

San Antonio, TX $42,318

Greensboro, NC $42,300

South Bend, IN $42,295

Savannah, GA $42,245

Muskegon, MI $42,227

Birmingham, AL $42,222

Winston Salem, NC $42,200

Lake Charles, LA $42,091

Anderson, IN $42,082

Lexington, KY $42,068

Augusta, GA $42,054

Greenville, SC $42,054

Lima, OH $42,018

Wichita, KS $42,013

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,013

Columbia, SC $41,972

Springfield, OH $41,963

Asheville, NC $41,891

Bloomington, IN $41,859

Knoxville, TN $41,695

Shreveport, LA $41,691

Wilmington, NC $41,632

Roanoke, VA $41,632

Topeka, KS $41,550

Frankfort, KY $41,545

Oklahoma City, OK $41,513

Chillicothe, OH $41,495

Longview, TX $41,491

Melbourne, FL $41,486

Sioux Falls, SD $41,413

Mobile, AL $41,409

Terre Haute, IN $41,391

Altoona, PA $41,363

Amarillo, TX $41,332

Killeen, TX $41,318

Fayetteville, AR $41,282

Chattanooga, TN $41,268

Sioux City, IA $41,227

Idaho Falls, ID $41,218

Lynchburg, VA $41,182

Gainesville, FL $41,123

Portsmouth, OH $41,100

Little Rock, AR $41,091

Lafayette, LA $41,073

Youngstown, OH $41,073

Daytona Beach, FL $41,045

Clarksville, TN $41,041

Pensacola, FL $41,036

Temple, TX $41,033

Hopkinsville, KY $40,900

Erie, PA $40,891

Florence, SC $40,873

Charleston, WV $40,800

Great Falls, MT $40,777

Macon, GA $40,714

Tallahassee, FL $40,709

Fayetteville, NC $40,700

Waco, TX $40,691

Helena, MT $40,659

Pine Bluff, AR $40,642

Vincennes, IN $40,586

Lubbock, TX $40,568

Alamogordo, NM $40,541

Twin Falls, ID $40,500

Rapid City, SD $40,486

Jackson, MS $40,405

Huntington, WV $40,401

Greenville, MS $40,400

Parkersburg, WV $40,354

Montgomery, AL $40,346

Wichita Falls, TX $40,300

Springfield, MO $40,300

Biloxi, MS $40,277

Monroe, LA $40,232

Johnstown, PA $40,200

Sumter, SC $40,182

Columbus, GA $40,177

Pascagoula, MS $40,091

Abilene, TX $40,091

Kingsport, TN $39,973

Albany, GA $39,973

Gulfport, MS $39,959

Alexandria, LA $39,809

Fort Smith, AR $39,696

El Paso, TX $39,573

Las Cruces, NM $39,368

Harlingen, TX $39,253

Pocatello, ID $39,246

Florence, AL $39,187

Brownsville, TX $39,178

Mcallen, TX $39,082

Dothan, AL $39,019

Columbus, MS $38,749

Altus, OK $38,537

Lawton, OK $38,451

Pierre, SD $38,287

What Skills Can Increase a Laborer Per Diem'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 Per Diem'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	$54,988	21%
Hydraulics	$51,352	13%
Presentation	$48,626	7%
Packaging	$48,626	7%
Leadership	$48,171	6%
Communicates Effectively	$47,717	5%

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How Education impacts a Laborer Per Diem's Salary?

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

Laborer Per Diem Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Laborer Per Diem

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 Per Diem Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Laborer Per Diem'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 May 01, 2026

$42,239

Average $45,444/year

$51,096

$3,520

Average $3,787/month

$4,258

$812

Average $874/week

$983

$20

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,096	$4,258	$983	$25
Average	$45,444	$3,787	$874	$22
25th Percentile	$42,239	$3,520	$812	$20

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Salary Trends for Laborer Per Diem

Salaries for a Laborer Per Diem can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $48,029 in 2023 to around $48,064 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Laborer Per Diem salary trends, .

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2023

$48,029

2024

$48,246

2025

$48,064

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2023	$48,029
2024	$48,246
2025	$48,064
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