Trade × state heatmap
Computed from public data; nothing hand-picked.
- 1$74.69Construction manager, New York
- 2$74.55Construction manager, Washington
- 3$69.71Construction manager, Massachusetts
Every trade, every state
| Trade | AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $26.78 | $43.00 | $29.36 | $23.59 | $36.62 | $29.92 | $37.28 | $30.63 | $37.97 | $27.52 | $28.04 | $46.38 | $30.29 | $47.87 | $32.93 | $29.26 | $31.66 | $28.71 | $29.59 | $36.24 | $35.33 | $38.18 | $36.67 | $37.58 | $29.26 | $31.45 | $36.90 | $29.24 | $35.37 | $30.21 | $37.14 | $28.07 | $37.86 | $27.31 | $31.59 | $31.11 | $29.33 | $48.71 | $32.50 | $35.62 | $28.24 | $29.51 | $29.37 | $28.16 | $29.81 | $30.49 | $30.24 | $45.78 | $31.16 | $36.80 | $36.59 |
| Plumber | $28.21 | $45.15 | $29.84 | $23.39 | $35.01 | $30.40 | $37.16 | $31.11 | $48.57 | $25.44 | $27.50 | $37.53 | $25.18 | $48.05 | $36.69 | $30.72 | $31.36 | $30.84 | $30.62 | $30.77 | $31.44 | $45.14 | $38.56 | $45.39 | $26.67 | $32.11 | $38.44 | $29.31 | $29.62 | $32.12 | $37.61 | $29.54 | $37.26 | $27.44 | $30.56 | $30.45 | $27.87 | $46.66 | $32.73 | $36.77 | $25.93 | $24.82 | $28.17 | $28.77 | $29.76 | $29.89 | $29.07 | $38.96 | $27.39 | $39.04 | $30.01 |
| HVAC technician | $23.26 | $37.23 | $28.56 | $23.13 | $34.88 | $31.35 | $36.83 | $29.96 | $40.57 | $27.24 | $27.11 | $31.47 | $27.04 | $37.21 | $29.05 | $29.17 | $29.07 | $28.18 | $28.20 | $30.37 | $33.67 | $37.16 | $29.26 | $36.71 | $23.41 | $28.82 | $29.26 | $28.77 | $29.09 | $35.51 | $35.79 | $24.17 | $35.78 | $27.53 | $35.81 | $30.06 | $27.67 | $30.26 | $30.00 | $32.39 | $27.22 | $29.51 | $26.68 | $27.77 | $28.24 | $29.88 | $28.72 | $36.38 | $23.49 | $29.67 | $26.30 |
| Lineman | $44.24 | $44.46 | $36.26 | $39.16 | $62.04 | $49.99 | $60.99 | $46.72 | $48.67 | $41.76 | $38.50 | $64.59 | $60.29 | $51.98 | $49.06 | $48.17 | $48.86 | $37.03 | $36.74 | $39.95 | $51.01 | $52.99 | $51.39 | $50.09 | $36.49 | $46.33 | $53.04 | $44.30 | $46.42 | $49.12 | $58.45 | $36.76 | $58.31 | $37.15 | $50.90 | $44.78 | $36.54 | $63.02 | $51.07 | $50.30 | $36.96 | $46.79 | $40.22 | $37.95 | $48.66 | $52.17 | $36.82 | $63.97 | $40.29 | $50.88 | $45.12 |
| Welder | $23.31 | $38.87 | $26.73 | $23.06 | $27.91 | $28.17 | $31.19 | $27.54 | $28.93 | $24.35 | $23.28 | $37.98 | $24.30 | $24.67 | $23.91 | $26.49 | $23.75 | $24.74 | $29.93 | $29.92 | $29.00 | $30.08 | $24.03 | $28.98 | $24.57 | $24.98 | $26.73 | $25.10 | $29.58 | $29.98 | $28.58 | $28.77 | $28.43 | $24.32 | $29.81 | $24.20 | $23.90 | $28.58 | $25.43 | $24.32 | $24.03 | $23.77 | $23.10 | $25.64 | $28.07 | $29.27 | $28.45 | $30.30 | $23.46 | $28.08 | $30.69 |
| Carpenter | $23.18 | $35.51 | $28.17 | $22.96 | $36.50 | $30.21 | $30.80 | $28.46 | $29.67 | $23.98 | $23.72 | $41.00 | $25.00 | $37.98 | $30.23 | $27.75 | $27.39 | $25.33 | $24.00 | $29.88 | $30.27 | $36.16 | $29.66 | $31.22 | $23.39 | $29.25 | $28.28 | $24.19 | $29.99 | $29.42 | $30.77 | $28.71 | $34.77 | $23.61 | $27.83 | $29.24 | $22.55 | $30.23 | $28.54 | $29.25 | $24.36 | $23.14 | $24.44 | $23.51 | $25.17 | $30.00 | $26.77 | $35.67 | $23.42 | $29.65 | $27.33 |
| Diesel mechanic | $24.26 | $36.34 | $29.65 | $25.16 | $35.55 | $33.89 | $32.36 | $30.57 | $31.34 | $29.08 | $29.50 | $38.50 | $28.48 | $30.93 | $29.14 | $28.69 | $28.59 | $26.67 | $28.21 | $29.26 | $35.96 | $35.23 | $29.53 | $32.14 | $26.14 | $28.54 | $28.84 | $28.44 | $32.89 | $34.32 | $34.78 | $26.88 | $33.70 | $27.64 | $31.78 | $29.07 | $26.61 | $30.76 | $29.68 | $32.34 | $28.53 | $27.94 | $28.46 | $28.27 | $30.94 | $28.55 | $29.37 | $37.45 | $22.41 | $30.02 | $29.61 |
| Crane operator | $29.22 | $44.47 | $32.38 | $20.00 | $38.25 | $37.08 | $39.12 | $28.92 | — | $34.40 | $29.83 | $59.74 | $25.37 | $29.72 | $25.46 | $32.50 | $37.07 | $29.81 | $29.41 | $31.58 | $42.28 | $47.19 | $28.72 | $38.91 | $29.45 | $28.10 | $39.81 | $29.19 | $55.69 | $30.44 | $48.39 | $30.00 | $41.27 | $31.00 | $39.85 | $27.70 | $30.57 | $40.03 | $31.34 | $50.16 | $30.83 | $34.13 | $28.56 | $35.23 | $32.41 | $34.98 | $32.02 | $48.61 | $26.36 | $32.56 | $37.49 |
| Elevator mechanic | $49.86 | — | — | $29.58 | $67.88 | $59.31 | — | — | $58.93 | $50.35 | $40.14 | — | — | $64.27 | $44.42 | $55.43 | $40.75 | $20.51 | — | $69.08 | $58.78 | $66.55 | $47.67 | $61.55 | — | $60.94 | $43.45 | $56.58 | $68.25 | — | $66.31 | $34.34 | $65.25 | $51.78 | — | $50.49 | $50.69 | $66.64 | $56.37 | — | $43.68 | $55.92 | $48.31 | $49.11 | $38.97 | — | $52.04 | $65.95 | — | $37.33 | — |
| Heavy equipment operator | $22.84 | $37.41 | $29.14 | $21.41 | $41.90 | $30.11 | $37.86 | $27.89 | $35.87 | $23.75 | $23.02 | $55.70 | $29.66 | $46.99 | $38.26 | $29.01 | $24.82 | $27.78 | $24.86 | $26.99 | $29.53 | $36.93 | $30.14 | $38.04 | $22.79 | $29.10 | $29.61 | $28.06 | $34.33 | $29.91 | $43.11 | $25.00 | $38.94 | $23.71 | $29.88 | $31.22 | $23.06 | $35.30 | $29.10 | $30.58 | $23.53 | $28.61 | $25.00 | $24.26 | $29.20 | $28.30 | $27.48 | $39.28 | $24.66 | $36.19 | $30.27 |
| Construction laborer | $17.74 | $27.91 | $22.40 | $18.09 | $28.98 | $23.03 | $28.03 | $21.90 | $24.05 | $21.17 | $18.74 | $37.07 | $22.57 | $29.18 | $24.07 | $23.31 | $21.56 | $21.98 | $18.38 | $22.32 | $22.58 | $30.48 | $23.84 | $28.97 | $18.13 | $27.28 | $23.96 | $22.72 | $23.55 | $24.03 | $30.80 | $18.46 | $26.89 | $21.50 | $23.59 | $26.96 | $18.92 | $24.45 | $23.75 | $27.52 | $20.65 | $21.98 | $21.64 | $19.53 | $22.38 | $23.36 | $20.94 | $27.75 | $20.51 | $26.97 | $22.13 |
| Ironworker | $27.23 | $37.01 | $28.55 | $21.88 | $36.72 | $28.28 | $30.00 | $28.76 | $29.44 | $26.78 | $23.12 | $48.01 | $34.98 | $48.97 | $33.72 | $37.21 | $28.15 | $30.80 | $33.09 | $29.69 | $34.49 | $58.10 | $30.21 | $45.83 | $24.37 | $37.22 | $32.40 | $31.48 | $30.05 | $28.81 | $54.43 | — | $44.52 | $23.43 | $39.48 | $35.92 | $22.92 | $46.18 | $39.89 | $47.27 | $24.40 | $27.43 | $27.29 | $25.12 | $28.01 | $26.75 | $28.97 | $51.76 | $34.54 | $44.63 | $22.83 |
| Sheet metal worker | $22.85 | $45.48 | $24.16 | $22.03 | $36.82 | $27.83 | $37.86 | $29.55 | — | $23.87 | $27.31 | $46.32 | $22.29 | $41.65 | $30.79 | $31.95 | $30.13 | $29.17 | $24.19 | $29.87 | $30.08 | $39.47 | $31.01 | $35.08 | $23.80 | $30.56 | $29.53 | $30.98 | $22.47 | $28.75 | $44.64 | $27.27 | $35.46 | $24.39 | $31.34 | $35.96 | $31.56 | $35.46 | $29.52 | $31.30 | $24.00 | $22.98 | $28.45 | $26.08 | $30.36 | $28.00 | $25.10 | $47.38 | $34.81 | $37.38 | $28.24 |
| Roofer | $21.96 | $32.09 | $22.76 | $22.82 | $30.58 | $24.88 | $29.84 | $28.58 | $29.69 | $22.88 | $22.57 | $28.64 | $27.78 | $37.45 | $27.88 | $23.39 | $22.69 | $22.57 | $23.44 | $24.10 | $28.89 | $34.98 | $28.62 | $35.81 | $21.61 | $23.35 | $28.38 | $22.34 | $24.56 | $28.76 | $36.83 | $21.78 | $31.74 | $23.56 | $28.72 | $23.74 | $21.00 | $28.35 | $26.79 | $29.63 | $22.00 | $22.94 | $21.97 | $22.13 | $23.40 | $28.39 | $23.28 | $29.16 | $24.60 | $28.54 | $21.95 |
| Drywall installer | $23.08 | $35.43 | $24.18 | $21.42 | $31.67 | $29.70 | $29.08 | $24.12 | — | $23.54 | $28.01 | $50.40 | $21.05 | $30.38 | $23.95 | $24.53 | $19.18 | $23.24 | $22.80 | $28.89 | $26.29 | $33.42 | $28.10 | $29.46 | $17.94 | $30.09 | $28.92 | $23.38 | $25.13 | $29.79 | $36.09 | $25.91 | $29.46 | $21.67 | $21.69 | $29.53 | $22.15 | $35.35 | $29.40 | $22.65 | $21.80 | $23.49 | $22.84 | $22.88 | $24.53 | $28.76 | $26.84 | $35.16 | — | $28.83 | $21.15 |
| Brickmason | $23.90 | — | $28.49 | $26.49 | $33.20 | $31.37 | $32.67 | $32.00 | $30.98 | $25.37 | $24.35 | $38.10 | $30.06 | $43.26 | $35.15 | $33.38 | $28.47 | $28.76 | $27.62 | $20.54 | $28.38 | $45.65 | $30.53 | $45.78 | $23.47 | $34.80 | $26.94 | $29.42 | $29.17 | $32.16 | $37.03 | $21.63 | $40.58 | $24.01 | $38.43 | $34.11 | $24.34 | $38.20 | $33.44 | $38.12 | $23.56 | $29.03 | $30.70 | $27.12 | $29.06 | $28.65 | $26.29 | $40.00 | $22.40 | $38.52 | $28.87 |
| Painter | $21.12 | $29.32 | $23.20 | $19.28 | $28.38 | $25.47 | $28.12 | $28.14 | $28.61 | $22.85 | $23.24 | $32.80 | $21.58 | $29.45 | $24.16 | $23.90 | $21.88 | $23.13 | $22.31 | $28.50 | $23.62 | $27.65 | $24.35 | $27.54 | $21.54 | $27.65 | $28.03 | $22.73 | $27.11 | $23.88 | $28.49 | $22.23 | $28.64 | $21.21 | $26.38 | $23.77 | $21.59 | $23.51 | $25.06 | $20.00 | $19.64 | $23.15 | $20.78 | $21.86 | $22.14 | $25.54 | $22.82 | $28.68 | $21.26 | $24.08 | $22.70 |
| Glazier | $21.89 | $30.29 | $27.19 | $21.49 | $30.79 | $29.97 | $30.69 | — | $37.69 | $22.61 | $20.84 | $38.85 | $28.77 | $29.73 | $28.95 | $27.56 | $22.64 | $23.61 | $22.67 | $22.97 | $28.79 | $48.47 | $25.37 | $31.79 | $17.67 | $24.73 | $23.73 | $24.13 | $23.80 | $28.29 | $34.08 | $22.57 | $29.69 | $22.20 | $29.71 | $28.94 | $21.82 | $34.08 | $28.27 | $29.64 | $24.35 | $22.66 | $23.37 | $22.95 | $24.75 | $29.04 | $28.49 | $32.14 | $23.95 | $30.00 | $26.46 |
| Insulation worker | $23.43 | $27.15 | $20.29 | $21.03 | $23.48 | $24.42 | $23.34 | $25.75 | — | $22.65 | $22.99 | — | $19.98 | $25.48 | $26.26 | $26.84 | $24.77 | $23.91 | $22.76 | $22.97 | $28.09 | $23.53 | $22.35 | $26.13 | $30.23 | $26.94 | $23.13 | $35.16 | $22.36 | $24.67 | $25.36 | $23.30 | $28.41 | $20.67 | $22.33 | $28.08 | $22.54 | $28.95 | $24.33 | — | $22.61 | $22.03 | $23.28 | $23.43 | $19.27 | $25.76 | $21.54 | $32.57 | $17.01 | $23.81 | $22.21 |
| Cement mason | $21.50 | $44.69 | $28.32 | $22.23 | $30.15 | $29.18 | $28.19 | $27.42 | $29.65 | $23.40 | $22.23 | $46.10 | $27.12 | $37.58 | $29.46 | $27.99 | $25.06 | $24.14 | $23.64 | $26.77 | $24.98 | $30.69 | $28.78 | $32.13 | $21.14 | $29.51 | $29.63 | $23.80 | $29.44 | $26.06 | $29.52 | $23.67 | $30.79 | $22.49 | $27.74 | $30.28 | $22.00 | $32.95 | $29.62 | $30.26 | $23.73 | $22.67 | $23.04 | $22.84 | $27.13 | $29.40 | $24.49 | $37.27 | $24.98 | $30.89 | $28.10 |
| Millwright | $29.52 | $36.99 | $27.59 | $27.07 | $37.48 | $39.15 | $36.93 | $28.25 | — | $29.81 | $30.17 | — | $31.11 | $32.04 | $37.09 | $29.91 | $38.31 | $33.95 | $31.77 | $32.80 | $28.47 | $31.36 | $42.88 | $37.77 | $28.02 | $31.96 | $28.87 | $29.00 | $30.31 | $36.63 | $51.70 | $43.38 | $38.25 | $30.29 | $29.21 | $35.20 | $24.50 | $33.99 | $30.96 | — | $29.66 | $29.72 | $29.72 | $30.11 | $30.31 | $30.86 | $24.73 | $36.77 | $32.34 | $39.73 | $30.18 |
| Boilermaker | $30.56 | — | $37.47 | $36.93 | $56.80 | $42.96 | $38.64 | — | — | $33.55 | $30.86 | — | $42.50 | $47.95 | $43.95 | $39.65 | $34.70 | $35.97 | $35.57 | — | $20.31 | — | $47.22 | $46.25 | $50.92 | $37.76 | — | — | $29.53 | $41.09 | $39.62 | $48.66 | $40.76 | $23.90 | — | $41.13 | $37.38 | — | $41.75 | — | $35.98 | — | $24.91 | $36.42 | — | — | $32.47 | $45.77 | $30.70 | $46.92 | $37.45 |
| Tile setter | $21.54 | — | $25.00 | $18.74 | $28.31 | $27.74 | $30.36 | — | — | $22.73 | $23.00 | $38.11 | $23.05 | $32.29 | $23.29 | $26.13 | $26.40 | $22.78 | $21.52 | $34.00 | $21.96 | $39.02 | $23.05 | $33.92 | $18.81 | $29.13 | $28.21 | $28.53 | $29.42 | $23.99 | $29.99 | $21.42 | $29.45 | $21.47 | $20.49 | $22.18 | $21.32 | $28.27 | $33.77 | $23.64 | $20.92 | $24.34 | $20.95 | $22.61 | $23.72 | $26.87 | $23.50 | $37.46 | $24.47 | $30.14 | — |
| Plasterer | — | — | $23.80 | — | $28.82 | $22.87 | — | — | — | $22.80 | — | $50.13 | — | $45.09 | $25.93 | — | $25.69 | — | $24.01 | — | $27.35 | — | $35.09 | $49.29 | — | $38.16 | $22.38 | — | $25.78 | $44.71 | $33.65 | $21.80 | $57.78 | — | — | $29.90 | $23.78 | $34.22 | $33.67 | — | — | — | — | $24.59 | $25.82 | — | $30.83 | $24.92 | — | $24.37 | — |
| Construction supervisor | $30.83 | $49.10 | $37.76 | $29.44 | $46.96 | $39.05 | $44.36 | $38.99 | $41.60 | $36.44 | $37.71 | $49.34 | $36.32 | $50.84 | $39.68 | $37.75 | $36.91 | $35.33 | $36.23 | $37.16 | $37.87 | $47.04 | $37.59 | $46.93 | $32.17 | $42.08 | $36.98 | $36.33 | $39.42 | $39.05 | $50.73 | $36.12 | $46.01 | $36.19 | $39.12 | $38.26 | $35.11 | $49.55 | $39.20 | $47.40 | $36.23 | $37.35 | $35.81 | $35.83 | $37.15 | $39.66 | $37.81 | $52.68 | $38.49 | $41.03 | $37.62 |
| Construction manager | $46.61 | $66.92 | $55.14 | $41.50 | $64.02 | $60.02 | $60.19 | $63.53 | $60.78 | $54.39 | $53.27 | $61.98 | $50.29 | $52.48 | $51.15 | $47.73 | $58.08 | $46.64 | $52.89 | $52.92 | $61.70 | $69.71 | $49.63 | $59.33 | $47.85 | $53.96 | $50.23 | $48.47 | $55.41 | $62.15 | $66.46 | $50.26 | $74.69 | $51.27 | $49.07 | $49.03 | $48.41 | $63.18 | $52.04 | $50.00 | $51.98 | $56.91 | $52.98 | $48.78 | $50.58 | $49.74 | $57.26 | $74.55 | $46.03 | $54.90 | $44.39 |
| Solar installer | — | — | $24.60 | $21.55 | $29.14 | $23.91 | $26.73 | — | — | $24.30 | $22.98 | $33.83 | — | $28.67 | $22.18 | $27.28 | $24.04 | — | — | $29.43 | $21.84 | $28.45 | $22.63 | — | — | — | — | — | $32.60 | — | $37.96 | $23.31 | $27.00 | $21.09 | — | $30.00 | — | $31.88 | $22.96 | — | $24.27 | $20.37 | — | $23.19 | $24.03 | $23.79 | $23.65 | $29.63 | — | $23.93 | — |
| Wind turbine technician | — | — | $31.89 | — | $37.46 | $35.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29.24 | — | $36.87 | $36.00 | $37.62 | — | — | $28.47 | — | — | $30.19 | $31.25 | $24.06 | $31.36 | $29.98 | — | — | — | — | $27.51 | $39.10 | $31.91 | $32.07 | $35.52 | $28.51 | $29.72 | $29.25 | — | — | $35.49 | — | $29.79 | — | — | — | $36.48 | — | — | $30.21 |
| Machinist | $26.71 | $37.34 | $29.37 | $24.59 | $27.49 | $28.94 | $29.87 | $30.12 | $35.05 | $27.47 | $25.29 | $40.58 | $28.28 | $28.13 | $27.79 | $27.66 | $24.63 | $28.20 | $29.38 | $28.44 | $28.76 | $32.34 | $25.17 | $29.39 | $26.71 | $28.23 | $29.29 | $26.86 | $25.51 | $29.57 | $30.38 | $28.58 | $29.29 | $26.56 | $29.72 | $27.86 | $24.58 | $30.68 | $27.79 | $27.77 | $27.87 | $24.47 | $23.85 | $28.45 | $29.46 | $30.14 | $29.47 | $31.81 | $22.77 | $28.42 | $30.32 |
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How to read this heatmap
Each cell is the BLS median hourly wage for that trade in that state, May of the data year. Darker green is higher pay. Blank cells are states where BLS suppressed the estimate.
Sources and notes
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- BLS Employment Projections; BLS CPI-U; BEA Regional Price Parities; SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations (not the official determination).