Average Construction Laborers Salary in Wyoming

Construction Laborers in Wyoming earn a median annual salary of $45,860, which is -1.9% compared to the national median. There are 3,300 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Wyoming (state).

$45,860

Wyoming median annual wage

$22/hour median

-1.9%

Difference vs national median

National median is $46,730

3,300

Local employment

11.9 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.73

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $34,780
25th: $38,100
Median: $45,860
75th: $49,150
90th: $56,020

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wyoming, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

92.7%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$49,476

Goods: 95.4%
Services: 78.4%
Rents: 71.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Hawaii	$66,100	Compare	4,140
Illinois	$64,890	Compare	31,960
New Jersey	$63,190	Compare	20,720
Massachusetts	$62,430	Compare	16,800
California	$60,540	Compare	85,370
Minnesota	$58,720	Compare	27,510

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wyoming

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Financial And Investment Analysts	$213,940	0.35
Nurse Anesthetists	$181,470	0.90
Industrial Production Managers	$155,670	0.84
Petroleum Engineers	$152,770	9.48
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$141,990	0.54
Chief Executives	$140,000	0.17
Engineers, All Other	$139,010	0.71
Pharmacists	$137,470	0.87

Wyoming has salary data for 513 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Financial And Investment Analysts.

Historical series

Trend for Construction Laborers in Wyoming

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Construction Laborers are projected to change by +7.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 129,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.