#1Harris County, TX
180,772 construction workers, $1,835/wk
The 100 US counties with the most private construction workers, ranked by employment with average weekly wages, from BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025 annual averages). These are construction-industry figures, not pay for any single trade.
180,772 construction workers, $1,835/wk
171,192 construction workers, $1,690/wk
146,134 construction workers, $1,724/wk
103,392 construction workers, $1,917/wk
103,015 construction workers, $1,847/wk
88,510 construction workers, $1,689/wk
78,643 construction workers, $1,624/wk
75,404 construction workers, $1,977/wk
70,176 construction workers, $1,485/wk
68,276 construction workers, $1,999/wk
65,132 construction workers, $1,733/wk
59,626 construction workers, $1,443/wk
56,150 construction workers, $1,585/wk
53,210 construction workers, $1,552/wk
52,830 construction workers, $1,792/wk
52,717 construction workers, $1,553/wk
50,668 construction workers, $2,360/wk
50,022 construction workers, $1,573/wk
48,538 construction workers, $1,857/wk
46,944 construction workers, $1,769/wk
46,590 construction workers, $1,534/wk
45,166 construction workers, $1,726/wk
44,885 construction workers, $2,128/wk
44,819 construction workers, $1,751/wk
43,180 construction workers, $1,535/wk
42,540 construction workers, $1,760/wk
41,820 construction workers, $2,055/wk
40,321 construction workers, $1,286/wk
39,682 construction workers, $1,565/wk
39,507 construction workers, $1,630/wk
38,749 construction workers, $1,897/wk
37,561 construction workers, $1,746/wk
35,848 construction workers, $2,532/wk
34,000 construction workers, $2,049/wk
33,173 construction workers, $1,934/wk
32,990 construction workers, $1,855/wk
32,969 construction workers, $1,938/wk
32,524 construction workers, $1,815/wk
31,710 construction workers, $1,809/wk
30,753 construction workers, $1,430/wk
30,491 construction workers, $1,702/wk
30,219 construction workers, $2,034/wk
29,501 construction workers, $1,422/wk
29,336 construction workers, $1,752/wk
28,524 construction workers, $1,930/wk
27,998 construction workers, $1,650/wk
26,997 construction workers, $1,796/wk
26,585 construction workers, $1,974/wk
26,313 construction workers, $1,663/wk
26,156 construction workers, $1,325/wk
25,930 construction workers, $1,997/wk
25,778 construction workers, $2,023/wk
25,575 construction workers, $1,863/wk
25,573 construction workers, $1,830/wk
25,184 construction workers, $1,480/wk
24,687 construction workers, $1,820/wk
24,600 construction workers, $1,679/wk
24,308 construction workers, $2,129/wk
24,260 construction workers, $1,951/wk
24,066 construction workers, $1,649/wk
24,055 construction workers, $1,853/wk
23,815 construction workers, $1,687/wk
23,741 construction workers, $1,610/wk
23,711 construction workers, $1,571/wk
23,706 construction workers, $2,093/wk
23,635 construction workers, $1,828/wk
23,590 construction workers, $1,665/wk
22,608 construction workers, $1,594/wk
22,313 construction workers, $1,383/wk
22,249 construction workers, $1,567/wk
22,196 construction workers, $1,616/wk
21,869 construction workers, $1,921/wk
21,821 construction workers, $1,589/wk
21,750 construction workers, $2,470/wk
21,303 construction workers, $2,167/wk
21,290 construction workers, $1,713/wk
21,123 construction workers, $1,413/wk
20,832 construction workers, $1,669/wk
20,754 construction workers, $1,654/wk
20,690 construction workers, $1,699/wk
20,437 construction workers, $1,299/wk
20,305 construction workers, $1,801/wk
20,185 construction workers, $1,727/wk
20,144 construction workers, $1,663/wk
20,122 construction workers, $1,350/wk
19,777 construction workers, $1,747/wk
19,622 construction workers, $1,563/wk
19,462 construction workers, $1,498/wk
19,356 construction workers, $1,681/wk
19,192 construction workers, $1,862/wk
18,848 construction workers, $1,753/wk
18,823 construction workers, $1,434/wk
18,679 construction workers, $1,759/wk
18,620 construction workers, $1,680/wk
18,515 construction workers, $1,787/wk
18,381 construction workers, $1,704/wk
18,336 construction workers, $1,709/wk
18,024 construction workers, $1,662/wk
17,720 construction workers, $1,702/wk
17,704 construction workers, $1,543/wk
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, private-sector construction (NAICS 23). Counties the BLS suppressed are not listed. Wage data from BLS OEWS May 2025 covers what individual trades earn.