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Construction Laborers Salary in Maine

The median annual wage for construction laborers in Maine is $46,430 ($22.32 per hour) -1.5% vs. the national median of $47,120. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$46,430
Mean annual wage
$47,800
Median hourly wage
$22.32
Employment in ME
3,960

3,960 employed · 6.2 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Maine

Wage distribution for construction laborers in Maine (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$36,190$17.40
25th percentile$40,570$19.51
Median (50th)$46,430$22.32
75th percentile$53,070$25.51
90th percentile$60,520$29.10

What this salary is worth in Maine

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$47,841

Maine prices are 97.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
29.4%

Median gross rent in Maine: $1,139/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,161/mo

Est. affordable home price
$169,374

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Maine is $296,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.