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Labor cost map

Contractor costs by state

Labor cost ranges for concrete, painting, fencing, flooring, and drywall by US state. Use these to estimate whether DIY saves money in your market.

5 of 50 states source-verified as of June 2026. Unverified states are flagged and not indexed.
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Free dataset: construction trade wages by state Official BLS OEWS hourly wages for 20 building trades in all 50 states + DC — CSV/JSON download, embeddable, public domain. Free to cite.

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