| Construction Average Earnings Per Job in 2012 | ![]() |
| Rank | State | Fips Code | Average Earnings |
| 1 | Alaska | 02000 | 91,866 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 11000 | 79,492 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 15000 | 79,153 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 38000 | 78,627 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 34000 | 73,541 |
| 6 | New York | 36000 | 70,568 |
| 7 | California | 06000 | 70,211 |
| 8 | Maryland | 24000 | 70,137 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 25000 | 69,432 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 09000 | 69,024 |
| 11 | Washington | 53000 | 67,479 |
| 12 | Texas | 48000 | 67,465 |
| 13 | Nevada | 32000 | 65,375 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 56000 | 64,240 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 42000 | 63,119 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 54000 | 63,036 |
| 17 | Illinois | 17000 | 61,329 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 44000 | 61,134 |
| 19 | Indiana | 18000 | 61,062 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 31000 | 60,611 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 27000 | 60,180 |
| 22 | Utah | 49000 | 60,084 |
| 23 | Oregon | 41000 | 60,003 |
| 24 | Arizona | 04000 | 59,623 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 22000 | 59,411 |
| 26 | Colorado | 08000 | 57,937 |
| 27 | Iowa | 19000 | 57,320 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 55000 | 57,299 |
| 29 | Kansas | 20000 | 56,754 |
| 30 | Missouri | 29000 | 55,781 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 33000 | 55,330 |
| 32 | Ohio | 39000 | 54,810 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 47000 | 53,715 |
| 34 | Delaware | 10000 | 53,313 |
| 35 | Virginia | 51000 | 53,014 |
| 36 | Alabama | 01000 | 52,306 |
| 37 | Michigan | 26000 | 51,510 |
| 38 | Mississippi | 28000 | 49,409 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 45000 | 49,264 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 35000 | 48,833 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 40000 | 48,803 |
| 42 | Georgia | 13000 | 47,995 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 21000 | 47,994 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 37000 | 47,668 |
| 45 | Florida | 12000 | 47,199 |
| 46 | Montana | 30000 | 46,742 |
| 47 | South Dakota | 46000 | 46,282 |
| 48 | Idaho | 16000 | 45,709 |
| 49 | Vermont | 50000 | 45,348 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 05000 | 44,838 |
| 51 | Maine | 23000 | 43,986 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (NAICS Data) | |||
| States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: March 28, 2013 at 10:10 |