How does Construction Laborers pay in Mississippi compare to the national average?

Mississippi Construction Laborers salaries are 20% below the US national median of $46,730 per year.

What is the salary range for a Construction Laborers in Mississippi?

Construction Laborers salaries in Mississippi range from $29,020 (10th percentile) to $50,810 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Construction Laborers Salary in Mississippi

SOC 47-2061 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Construction Laborers in Mississippi is $37,180 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.88 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $46,730. 8,260 people work as Construction Laborers in Mississippi. Wages have grown 49% since 2014, when the median was $24,950.

Median Annual Salary

$37,180

Mean Annual

$39,290

Median Hourly

$17.88

Total Employed

8,260

Location Quotient

1.04

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$33k

25th

$37k

Median

$45k

75th

$51k

90th

How This Compares

Mississippi

$37,180

this metro

United States

$46,730

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$37,180	$39,290	8,260
2023	$35,660	$36,860	7,500
2022	$32,460	$34,240	7,380
2021	$29,750	$32,370	7,840
2020	$30,120	$32,030	9,110
2019	$29,110	$31,100	8,710
2018	$28,720	$30,410	8,010
2017	$28,220	$29,450	7,180
2016	$27,410	$28,960	6,380
2015	$26,490	$27,640	7,110
2014	$24,950	$26,240	7,350

Related Construction and Extraction Occupations Jobs in Mississippi

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,740
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$62,410
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$60,930
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,960
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,450
Electricians	$57,300

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