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Construction Laborers Salary in Utah

The median annual wage for construction laborers in Utah is $46,550 ($22.38 per hour) -1.2% vs. the national median of $47,120. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$46,550
Mean annual wage
$48,410
Median hourly wage
$22.38
Employment in UT
20,950

20,950 employed · 12.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Utah

Wage distribution for construction laborers in Utah (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,890$16.77
25th percentile$38,750$18.63
Median (50th)$46,550$22.38
75th percentile$55,250$26.56
90th percentile$63,310$30.44

What this salary is worth in Utah

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$47,085

Utah prices are 98.9 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
38.6%

Median gross rent in Utah: $1,496/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,164/mo

Est. affordable home price
$169,811

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 Utah is $489,400 (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.