In 2022, the average hourly wage for construction employees in the United States was nearly two dollars higher than a year before. Within the sector, the wage for production and non-supervisory employees increased amounted to 32 U.S. dollars per hour. Although the wage for this segment of the workforce grew faster than the industry average during the past years, they still had a lower average wage.
Average hourly earnings of construction employees in the United States from 2006 to 2022, by employee type
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The annual averages have been calculated by Statista using the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data was obtained from the average hourly earnings table of the following sections: "Earnings and Hours of All Employees" and "Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees".
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Statista. (2023). Average hourly earnings of construction employees in the United States from 2006 to 2022, by employee type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272241/average-construction-wages-in-the-us-by-employee-type/
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