Weekly earnings in U.S. construction 2024

In January to October 2024, weekly earnings in the U.S. construction sector have increased by approximately 55 U.S. dollars in comparison to 2023. During that period, employees in the U.S. construction sector had weekly earnings of around 1,414 U.S. dollars, while that figure amounted to 685 U.S. dollars in 2000.

Average weekly earnings in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Earning in U.S. dollars
2024*	1,414
2023	1,359
2022	1,278
2021	1,207
2020	1,148
2019	1,131
2018	1,103
2017	1,058
2016	1,028
2015	999
2014	974
2013	956
2012	939

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United States

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1965 to 2024

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*Figures are an average of the values from January to October 2024.

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Numbers are annual averages of the monthly values calculated by Statista.

Figures were compiled from several editions of the BLS report.

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