47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2025
Construction laborers wages in Ohio
The BLS reported a $26.96 median hourly wage for construction laborers in Ohio 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
$26.96
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.97-$38.04
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
31,910
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#13
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Ohio's median is +$3.93 per hour above the median state record for construction laborers ($23.03).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #9 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 31,910 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $20.04 in 2019 to $26.96 in 2025, a +35% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $20.04 |
| 2020 | $20.67 |
| 2021 | $22.22 |
| 2022 | $22.86 |
| 2023 | $23.40 |
| 2024 | $23.86 |
| 2025 | $26.96 |
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 Ohio. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.