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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.

Installation prices are planning estimates. Official BLS worker wages are labeled separately on each state page.
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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.

States with local background references

California Texas Florida New York Washington

Other state estimates

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming