Construction Laborers Salary in Utah

At $46,550 a year, the median for construction laborers in Utah is close to the national median of $47,120 (−1%); Utah ranks 31st of 51 states by median. That is 7% less than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho and Arizona pay more (up to $48,990 in Nevada) and Wyoming and New Mexico pay less (down to $38,400 in New Mexico). Utah employs 20,950 construction laborers, 12.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 19th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.71 means the occupation is more concentrated in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Construction Laborers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Utah	Hourly	$16.77	$18.63	$22.38	$26.56	$30.44	$23.27	20,950	12.07	1.71
Utah	Annual	$34,890	$38,750	$46,550	$55,250	$63,310	$48,410	20,950	12.07	1.71
United States	Hourly	$16.87	$18.57	$22.66	$28.72	$37.54	$25.02	1,096,780	–	–
United States	Annual	$35,090	$38,620	$47,120	$59,740	$78,090	$52,030	1,096,780	–	–

Utah annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 31st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 19th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.71
Jobs per 1,000: 12.07

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for construction laborers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$22.82	$47,460	$34,890	$65,380	7,790	9.43	1.34
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$22.43	$46,640	$26,880	$61,960	4,760	15.63	2.22
Ogden, UT	$22.31	$46,400	$36,600	$65,480	3,140	11.57	1.64
Logan, UT-ID	$22.19	$46,160	$35,900	$63,430	650	9.70	1.38
St. George, UT	$21.96	$45,670	$34,540	$60,150	1,500	16.61	2.35
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$21.93	$45,620	$34,200	$59,950	1,530	22.57	3.20
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$21.87	$45,490	$32,000	$60,760	1,620	14.60	2.07

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$22.38	$46,550	20,950	1.71
Arizona	$22.40	$46,590	37,630	1.65
Colorado	$23.03	$47,900	18,680	0.92
Idaho	$22.57	$46,940	10,850	1.79
New Mexico	$18.46	$38,400	12,470	2.03
Nevada	$23.55	$48,990	11,890	1.09
Wyoming	$22.13	$46,030	3,350	1.69

See the national page for Construction Laborers (every state ranked) and the Utah wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.