47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2024
Construction laborers wages in California
The BLS reported a $29.11 median hourly wage for construction laborers in California in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$29.11
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$20.39-$45.29
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
85,370
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#5
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$6.66 per hour above the median state record for construction laborers ($22.45).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 85,370 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $21.83 in 2019 to $29.11 in 2024, a +33% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $21.83 |
| 2020 | $22.69 |
| 2021 | $22.83 |
| 2022 | $23.52 |
| 2023 | $27.27 |
| 2024 | $29.11 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Construction laborers in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.