Construction and Extraction jobs: what they pay

$65,360avg. a year
$31.42 an hour · 6,425,160 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 60 construction and extraction jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

Top-paying construction and extraction jobs

Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

60 construction and extraction jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
Construction Laborers$52,030$47,1201,096,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,450$79,920812,210
Electricians$71,490$63,190757,220
Carpenters$65,630$60,580670,090
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$66,290$59,850478,090
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$72,170$63,800465,840
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$55,420$49,400225,190
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,050$57,020206,170
Highway Maintenance Workers$53,080$50,260154,960
Construction and Building Inspectors$77,730$74,690146,720
Roofers$58,140$55,440135,490
Sheet Metal Workers$67,850$61,800119,770
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$63,600$58,93083,080
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$70,280$62,78068,380
Helpers--Electricians$44,080$42,67063,630
Glaziers$59,720$57,08058,480
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$68,280$62,12052,550
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$56,430$49,45051,710
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,200$46,96044,970
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$54,740$49,12044,440
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$43,730$42,36044,330
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,470$58,16043,140
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$59,000$53,34041,820
Tile and Stone Setters$59,250$55,69035,850
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$59,930$57,43034,480
Pipelayers$54,700$49,00033,050
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$57,900$53,14031,350
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,500$49,88030,650
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$55,130$49,91028,380
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$65,530$58,34025,660
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$45,140$42,67024,770
Fence Erectors$50,530$47,98024,480
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$109,820$109,91023,790
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$61,760$56,46023,640
Helpers--Carpenters$44,050$43,78021,680
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$68,740$70,07019,580
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$62,830$60,19019,450
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$62,050$57,66019,310
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$50,920$47,55014,170
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$65,050$61,81014,000
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$66,060$58,97013,800
Carpet Installers$56,990$50,34013,780
Tapers$72,710$68,27012,840
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$72,130$67,89012,600
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$60,210$58,62010,590
Boilermakers$80,090$76,41010,190
Stonemasons$60,710$57,3907,820
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$42,440$40,4707,490
Helpers--Extraction Workers$50,620$47,7306,700
Helpers--Roofers$45,150$44,1606,030
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$71,240$74,5005,930
Extraction Workers, All Other$57,890$57,0105,540
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$66,640$61,3905,100
Floor Sanders and Finishers$52,460$50,4403,720
Rock Splitters, Quarry$51,500$48,7403,320
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$69,860$70,1303,180
Pile Driver Operators$80,710$73,3002,310
Roof Bolters, Mining$78,100$78,5402,160
Paperhangers$53,730$52,1401,570
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$84,920$76,1701,180

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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.