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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other earn $42,670 a year at the midpoint

From about $32,900 at the low end to $60,080 at the top, with $42,670 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$42,670median a year · United States
$20.51an hour $45,140average 24,770people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$37,03025th $42,670median $48,88075th
$32,90010th percentile $60,08090th percentile
$37,030a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$61,750best-paying state · Washington
$28,120lowest-paying state · Utah
+45%top state against the national median
  • Read the spread, not the middle. The median is the midpoint across everyone in the occupation, most of them years into the work. A beginner starts nearer the 10th to 25th percentile, which is why the spread is published alongside it.
  • What the figure counts. The figure counts base pay plus tips, commissions and production bonuses. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and the value of benefits or profit sharing.
  • The annual figure is arithmetic. For hourly occupations the annual figure is the hourly rate times 2080 hours. It is a calculation, not observed earnings: part time is the norm in retail and food service.
  • Where you live moves it more than your resume does. National figures. A state or metro area can sit far from the national number, and that gap is usually larger than any difference a resume makes.
  • Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $61,750 in Washington and $28,120 in Utah — a gap of $33,630 a year.

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Median pay for helpers, construction trades, all other, by state

Across 40 states the median ranges by 2.20 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Washington $61,750 $42,290 $42,290 — $76,270 60
New York $54,480 $39,470 $39,470 — $103,830 1,190
Missouri $51,630 $39,040 $39,040 — $76,560 —
Illinois $49,880 $34,250 $34,250 — $84,410 160
California $48,430 $38,160 $38,160 — $67,890 2,990
Iowa $48,430 $34,820 $34,820 — $53,440 230
Arizona $47,830 $37,370 $37,370 — $59,710 790
Colorado $47,030 $40,540 $40,540 — $58,030 310
Wisconsin $46,580 $27,620 $27,620 — $53,340 100
Vermont $46,090 $41,120 $41,120 — $59,740 70
Alaska $45,860 $31,200 $31,200 — $69,280 90
Ohio $44,870 $36,270 $36,270 — $65,240 430
Massachusetts $44,720 $38,830 $38,830 — $60,140 120
Maryland $44,360 $36,470 $36,470 — $60,860 1,480
Indiana $43,860 $32,700 $32,700 — $52,900 170
Kentucky $43,680 $36,240 $36,240 — $54,660 50
Virginia $42,310 $35,880 $35,880 — $50,600 550
Oregon $41,410 $33,280 $33,280 — $59,740 270
New Jersey $41,080 $35,340 $35,340 — $69,610 420
Texas $40,610 $33,770 $33,770 — $49,150 5,060
Louisiana $39,960 $28,420 $28,420 — $56,210 2,190
Georgia $39,890 $29,070 $29,070 — $63,790 1,320
Michigan $39,840 $30,080 $30,080 — $57,420 320
Florida $39,500 $32,930 $32,930 — $56,310 2,280
Idaho $39,240 $37,310 $37,310 — $46,590 90
Montana $38,550 $22,850 $22,850 — $49,350 130
North Carolina $38,480 $28,500 $28,500 — $51,200 550
Mississippi $38,300 $27,390 $27,390 — $48,420 130
Connecticut $37,990 $36,880 $36,880 — $43,860 170
South Carolina $37,990 $31,200 $31,200 — $47,700 290
Tennessee $37,730 $31,800 $31,800 — $47,180 310
Arkansas $37,440 $27,530 $27,530 — $51,990 160
Nevada $37,440 $27,950 $27,950 — $45,160 350
New Mexico $37,280 $35,470 $35,470 — $41,600 510
Pennsylvania $37,210 $30,250 $30,250 — $62,370 470
Oklahoma $35,830 $30,630 $30,630 — $61,740 150
Nebraska $35,470 $31,300 $31,300 — $58,760 50
Kansas $31,710 $19,550 $19,550 — $38,580 40
Hawaii $30,900 $29,880 $29,880 — $53,560 190
Utah $28,120 $27,490 $27,490 — $53,720 180

Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$42,670
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$47,550+$4,880 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$42,360−$310 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$40,470−$2,200

Number 662 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 16% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 660 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $42,770
  2. 661 Helpers--Electricians $42,670
  3. 662 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $42,670
  4. 663 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $42,660
  5. 664 Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,540

What people often ask

How much do helpers, construction trades, all other make a year?

The national median is $42,670 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $37,030 and $48,880.

What is the hourly pay for helpers, construction trades, all other?

The median is $20.51 an hour; the average is $45,140 a year.

What do helpers, construction trades, all other earn when they start?

A beginner is usually paid nearer the 25th percentile, $37,030 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $32,900.

Which state pays helpers, construction trades, all other the most?

Washington, with a median of $61,750 a year.

How many people work as helpers, construction trades, all other?

About 24,770 in the United States — number 662 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays roughly the same

Median pay within $360 of what helpers, construction trades, all other earn — $42,670 a year — but not always the same spread.

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