47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2025
Construction laborers wages in Illinois
The BLS reported a $29.18 median hourly wage for construction laborers in Illinois 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
$29.18
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$18.69-$50.50
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
35,940
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#4
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Illinois's median is +$6.15 per hour above the median state record for construction laborers ($23.03).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #6 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 35,940 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $27.34 in 2019 to $29.18 in 2025, a +7% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $27.34 |
| 2020 | $26.76 |
| 2021 | $28.15 |
| 2022 | $29.87 |
| 2023 | $29.50 |
| 2024 | $31.20 |
| 2025 | $29.18 |
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 Illinois. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.