Construction Laborers Salary in Minnesota
The median annual wage for construction laborers in Minnesota is $60,260 ($28.97 per hour) — +27.9% vs. the national median of $47,120. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $60,260
- Mean annual wage
- $64,740
- Median hourly wage
- $28.97
- Employment in MN
- 28,530
28,530 employed · 9.7 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Minnesota
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,950 | $20.65 |
| 25th percentile | $48,420 | $23.28 |
| Median (50th) | $60,260 | $28.97 |
| 75th percentile | $79,710 | $38.32 |
| 90th percentile | $96,150 | $46.23 |
What this salary is worth in Minnesota
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $61,103
- Median rent burden
- 25.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $219,825
Minnesota prices are 98.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Minnesota: $1,280/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,507/mo
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 Minnesota is $329,300 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Construction Laborers salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Minnesota
- Accountants and Auditors in Minnesota
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Minnesota
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Minnesota
- Cashiers in Minnesota
- Cooks, Restaurant in Minnesota
- Customer Service Representatives in Minnesota
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Minnesota
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Minnesota
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Minnesota
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Minnesota
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Minnesota
- General and Operations Managers in Minnesota
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Minnesota
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Minnesota
- Human Resources Specialists in Minnesota
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Minnesota
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Minnesota
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Minnesota
- Light Truck Drivers in Minnesota
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Minnesota
- Management Analysts in Minnesota
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Minnesota
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Minnesota
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Minnesota
- Nursing Assistants in Minnesota
- Office Clerks, General in Minnesota
- Project Management Specialists in Minnesota
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Minnesota
- Registered Nurses in Minnesota
- Retail Salespersons in Minnesota
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Minnesota
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Minnesota
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Minnesota
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Minnesota
- Security Guards in Minnesota
- Software Developers in Minnesota
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Minnesota
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Minnesota
- Waiters and Waitresses in Minnesota
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.