47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2025
Construction laborers wages in California
The BLS reported a $28.98 median hourly wage for construction laborers in California in 2025. 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.
Median hourly wage
$28.98
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$19.69-$45.01
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
88,240
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 +$5.95 per hour above the median state record for construction laborers ($23.03).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 88,240 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $21.83 in 2019 to $28.98 in 2025, a +33% change.
2019-2025 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 |
| 2025 | $28.98 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. 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.