47-2061 - BLS OEWS 2025
Construction laborers wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $19.53 median hourly wage for construction laborers in Texas 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
$19.53
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$15.65-$27.37
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
123,250
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#44
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$3.50 per hour below the median state record for construction laborers ($23.03).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated construction laborers records, with 123,250 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $15.66 in 2019 to $19.53 in 2025, a +25% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $15.66 |
| 2020 | $16.15 |
| 2021 | $17.07 |
| 2022 | $17.39 |
| 2023 | $17.86 |
| 2024 | $18.36 |
| 2025 | $19.53 |
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 Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.