Skilled Wages

Construction laborer salary in Oklahoma

Median $18.92 an hour for 13,710 construction laborers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$18.92/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$39,360/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$16.10 – $27.9210th to 90th percentilehourly range
13,710Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Construction laborer pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrOklahoma: 10th $16.10 · 25th $17.54 · median $18.92 · 75th $22.82 · 90th $27.92Oklahoma$18.92$16.10$27.92United States: 10th $16.87 · 25th $18.57 · median $22.66 · 75th $28.72 · 90th $37.54United States$22.66
Hourly wage percentiles for construction laborers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 45th of 51 states for median construction laborer pay, and 41st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $21.55). 13,710 construction laborers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$16.10 – $17.54$33,490 – $36,470roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$17.54 – $22.82$36,470 – $47,460the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$22.82 – $27.92$47,460 – $58,070the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction laborer pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $20.77Tulsa$20.77Enid: $20.40Enid$20.40Oklahoma City: $18.96Oklahoma City$18.96Fort Smith: $17.77Fort Smith$17.77Lawton: $17.61Lawton$17.61
Median hourly wage for construction laborers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$17.00$20.77$23.28$28.473,99010% above
Enid$16.50$20.40$24.20$27.141908% above
Oklahoma City$16.79$18.96$20.97$27.775,570about the same as
Fort Smith$14.49$17.77$20.69$22.826706% below
Lawton$14.84$17.61$20.50$24.802707% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction laborer wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25200020052010201520202025$22.66United States$18.92Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for construction laborers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$9.41$18.18$10.857,300
2000$9.60$17.95$11.158,820
2001$10.58$19.23$11.5710,190
2002$10.77$19.27$11.908,920
2003$10.58$18.51$11.869,280
2004$10.92$18.61$12.1010,180
2005$10.25$16.90$12.2210,000
2006$10.69$17.07$12.6612,490
2007$10.91$16.94$13.1312,930
2008$11.61$17.36$13.7112,770
2009$11.95$17.93$14.019,390
2010$12.49$18.44$14.089,610
2011$12.50$17.89$14.309,610
2012$12.71$17.82$14.4210,620
2013$13.14$18.16$14.6412,610
2014$13.37$18.18$14.9512,360
2015$13.80$18.74$15.3412,220
2016$13.78$18.48$16.079,880
2017$14.57$19.14$16.609,850
2018$14.66$18.80$17.219,160
2019$15.26$19.22$17.729,140
2020$15.81$19.67$18.228,820
2021$17.35$20.61$18.169,020
2022$17.85$19.64$19.5911,000
2023$18.19$19.22$21.7810,790
2024$19.24$19.75$22.4712,830
2025$18.92$18.92$22.6613,710

In today's dollars, the median construction laborer wage in Oklahoma changed by +0.9% over the last ten years of data and by -1.5% since 2019.

Are there more construction laborer jobs in Oklahoma?

+50.0%Jobs since 20199,140 then, 13,710 in 2025
+12.2%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
8.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 20th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of construction laborers counted in Oklahoma has changed by +87.8%, against +43.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +50.0%.

Construction laborers in Oklahoma vs United States, 1999 = 100OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025188Oklahoma144United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Oklahoma vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOklahoma jobsOklahoma indexUS index
19997,300100100
20008,820121108
200110,190140108
20028,920122109
20039,280127110
200410,180140112
200510,000137122
200612,490171133
200712,930177138
200812,770175134
20099,390129112
20109,610132102
20119,610132102
201210,620146107
201312,610173108
201412,360169112
201512,220167116
20169,880135120
20179,850135126
20189,160126131
20199,140125134
20208,820121127
20219,020124127
202211,000151133
202310,790148134
202412,830176138
202513,710188144

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction laborers in Oklahoma

+6.9%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
1,570Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
17,790Jobs in 202419,030 projected for 2034
+7.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of construction laborers in the state to change by +6.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 17,790 to 19,030, with about 1,570 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +7.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 13,710 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for construction laborers in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay construction laborers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $11.43). 77 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adair County at $11.51). The market median for the state is $18.92.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $11.51 (survey)Alfalfa: $9.00 (survey)Atoka: $11.43 (survey)Beaver: $9.00 (survey)Beckham: $12.44 (survey)Blaine: $9.00 (survey)Bryan: $11.43 (survey)Caddo: $12.44 (survey)Canadian: $11.38 (survey)Carter: $12.35 (survey)Cherokee: $11.51 (survey)Choctaw: $11.43 (survey)Cimarron: $9.00 (survey)Cleveland: $10.86 (survey)Coal: $11.43 (survey)Comanche: $9.31 (survey)Cotton: $12.44 (survey)Craig: $11.51 (survey)Creek: $10.21 (survey)Custer: $12.44 (survey)Delaware: $11.51 (survey)Dewey: $9.00 (survey)Ellis: $9.00 (survey)Garfield: $12.31 (survey)Garvin: $11.43 (survey)Grady: $11.40 (survey)Grant: $9.00 (survey)Greer: $12.44 (survey)Harmon: $12.44 (survey)Harper: $9.00 (survey)Haskell: $11.43 (survey)Hughes: $11.43 (survey)Jackson: $12.44 (survey)Jefferson: $12.44 (survey)Johnston: $11.00 (survey)Kay: $9.00 (survey)Kingfisher: $9.00 (survey)Kiowa: $12.44 (survey)Latimer: $11.43 (survey)Le Flore: $9.63 (survey)Lincoln: $10.20 (survey)Logan: $11.40 (survey)Love: $11.43 (survey)McClain: $11.40 (survey)McCurtain: $11.43 (survey)McIntosh: $11.51 (survey)Major: $9.00 (survey)Marshall: $11.43 (survey)Mayes: $11.51 (survey)Murray: $11.40 (survey)Muskogee: $9.22 (survey)Noble: $9.00 (survey)Nowata: $11.51 (survey)Okfuskee: $11.51 (survey)Oklahoma: $11.70 (survey)Okmulgee: $15.24 (survey)Osage: $15.24 (survey)Ottawa: $11.51 (survey)Pawnee: $15.24 (survey)Payne: $9.00 (survey)Pittsburg: $11.43 (survey)Pontotoc: $11.43 (survey)Pottawatomie: $11.43 (survey)Pushmataha: $11.43 (survey)Roger Mills: $12.44 (survey)Rogers: $17.18 (survey)Seminole: $11.43 (survey)Sequoyah: $9.63 (survey)Stephens: $13.09 (survey)Texas: $9.00 (survey)Tillman: $12.44 (survey)Tulsa: $15.15 (survey)Wagoner: $15.24 (survey)Washington: $10.59 (survey)Washita: $12.44 (survey)Woods: $11.00 (survey)Woodward: $9.00 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$9.24$11.43$11.48$12.44survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for construction laborers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$5$10$15$20$25/hrRogers (Tulsa): market median $20.77, prevailing (survey) $17.18, gap −$3.59Rogers (Tulsa)−$3.59Cotton (Lawton): market median $17.61, prevailing (survey) $12.44, gap −$5.17Cotton (Lawton)−$5.17Oklahoma (Oklahoma City): market median $18.96, prevailing (survey) $11.70, gap −$7.26Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)−$7.26Garfield (Enid): market median $20.40, prevailing (survey) $12.31, gap −$8.09Garfield (Enid)−$8.09Sequoyah (Fort Smith): market median $17.77, prevailing (survey) $9.63, gap −$8.14Sequoyah (Fort Smith)−$8.14
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for construction laborers, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
RogersSurvey SUOK2012-032 2012-07-30$13.23$3.95$17.18OK20260052
OkmulgeeSurvey SUOK2012-035 2012-07-30$12.45$2.79$15.24OK20260055
OsageSurvey SUOK2012-030 2012-07-30$12.45$2.79$15.24OK20260050
PawneeSurvey SUOK2012-031 2012-07-30$12.45$2.79$15.24OK20260051
WagonerSurvey SUOK2012-035 2012-07-30$12.45$2.79$15.24OK20260055
TulsaSurvey SUOK2012-033 2012-07-30$12.44$2.71$15.15OK20260053
StephensSurvey SUOK2012-044 2012-06-18$12.25$0.84$13.09OK20260064
BeckhamSurvey SUOK2012-036 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260056
CaddoSurvey SUOK2012-050 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260070
CottonSurvey SUOK2012-050 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260070
CusterSurvey SUOK2012-037 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260057
GreerSurvey SUOK2012-050 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260070
HarmonSurvey SUOK2012-050 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260070
JacksonSurvey SUOK2012-019 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260039
JeffersonSurvey SUOK2012-050 2012-06-18$11.60$0.84$12.44OK20260070

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Oklahoma prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at specialty trade contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just construction laborers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 59 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 46,195 in 2015 to 53,001 in 2025, +14.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Mayes County74881$87,492$1,683
Wagoner County1291,430$70,348$1,353
Oklahoma County1,67314,942$69,993$1,346
Creek County1611,700$69,072$1,328
Cherokee County48381$68,777$1,323
Tulsa County1,42113,861$68,683$1,321
Garvin County61378$67,508$1,298
Stephens County59407$66,128$1,272
Delaware County66436$65,616$1,262
Washington County77674$63,951$1,230
Beckham County23227$63,523$1,222
Beaver County7142$63,492$1,221

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction laborers make in Oklahoma?

The median construction laborer in Oklahoma earned $18.92 an hour ($39,360 a year) in May 2025, 17% below the national median of $22.66. The middle half earn $17.54–$22.82; the top 10% earn more than $27.92.

Where does Oklahoma rank for construction laborer pay?

Oklahoma ranks 45th of 51 states for construction laborer pay, with a median of $18.92 an hour, and 41st after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union construction laborer rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction laborer classification for most Oklahoma counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction laborers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 13,710 construction laborers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 8.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.14; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction laborer work growing in Oklahoma?

The BLS employer survey count of construction laborers in Oklahoma went from 12,220 in 2015 to 13,710 in 2025, +12.2%, and +50.0% since 2019. Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +6.9% growth for construction laborers between 2024 and 2034, from 17,790 to 19,030 jobs.

How many construction laborer openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 1,570 openings a year for construction laborers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 120,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma and metro areas, SOC 47-2061. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.