The median annual wage for Construction Laborers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $71,600.
Pay spans roughly $41,600 at the 10th percentile to $105,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.74 per hour. An estimated 44,830 people work as construction laborers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $61,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $71,600 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.74 |
| 10th percentile | $41,600 |
| 90th percentile | $105,170 |
| Employment | 44,830 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.