47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2024
Construction laborers wages in North Carolina
The BLS reported a $20.31 median hourly wage for construction laborers in North Carolina 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
$20.31
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$14.17-$29.63
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
38,530
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#39
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
North Carolina's median is -$2.14 per hour below the median state record for construction laborers ($22.45).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 38,530 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $14.79 in 2019 to $20.31 in 2024, a +37% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $14.79 |
| 2020 | $15.26 |
| 2021 | $17.08 |
| 2022 | $17.46 |
| 2023 | $18.53 |
| 2024 | $20.31 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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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 North Carolina. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.