Construction Laborers Salary in North Dakota
The median annual wage for construction laborers in North Dakota is $49,070 ($23.59 per hour) — +4.1% vs. the national median of $47,120. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $49,070
- Mean annual wage
- $53,150
- Median hourly wage
- $23.59
- Employment in ND
- 5,050
5,050 employed · 11.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in North Dakota
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,990 | $18.75 |
| 25th percentile | $45,680 | $21.96 |
| Median (50th) | $49,070 | $23.59 |
| 75th percentile | $60,680 | $29.17 |
| 90th percentile | $71,210 | $34.23 |
What this salary is worth in North Dakota
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $55,160
- Median rent burden
- 23.3%
- Est. affordable home price
- $179,004
North Dakota prices are 89.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in North Dakota: $954/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,227/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 North Dakota is $249,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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- Accountants and Auditors in North Dakota
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Dakota
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in North Dakota
- Cashiers in North Dakota
- Cooks, Restaurant in North Dakota
- Customer Service Representatives in North Dakota
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in North Dakota
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Dakota
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in North Dakota
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in North Dakota
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in North Dakota
- General and Operations Managers in North Dakota
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Dakota
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in North Dakota
- Human Resources Specialists in North Dakota
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in North Dakota
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in North Dakota
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in North Dakota
- Light Truck Drivers in North Dakota
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in North Dakota
- Management Analysts in North Dakota
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in North Dakota
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Dakota
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in North Dakota
- Nursing Assistants in North Dakota
- Office Clerks, General in North Dakota
- Project Management Specialists in North Dakota
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in North Dakota
- Registered Nurses in North Dakota
- Retail Salespersons in North Dakota
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in North Dakota
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in North Dakota
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in North Dakota
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in North Dakota
- Security Guards in North Dakota
- Software Developers in North Dakota
- Stockers and Order Fillers in North Dakota
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Dakota
- Waiters and Waitresses in North Dakota
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.