First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Salaries by State

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers salary in the United States is $79,920 per year (mean $86,450), and about 80% earn between $53,280 and $128,260.

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers make per hour?

Roughly $42 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $86,450 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers the most?

Washington has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers at $115,800 per year (median $109,570).

Q: What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers?

Employment is projected to change +5.3% from 2024 to 2034 (Faster than average), with about 74,400 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workerss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $86,450 ≈ $42/hr

National median salary $79,920

Total employment 812,210 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth +5.3% Faster than average

Annual openings 74,400 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 921,600 → 970,600 (+49,000)

Typical entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

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Mean annual wage $66,000–$78,000 $78,000–$81,000 $81,000–$87,000 $87,000–$95,000 $95,000–$116,000 U.S. mean $86,450

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Washington$115,800
New Jersey$107,160
Alaska$106,430
Oregon$106,350
California$103,760

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

Arkansas$65,690
Alabama$71,050
Mississippi$72,400
Kentucky$74,220
Texas$76,630

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	Washington	$115,800	$109,570	$56	+34%	19,550
2	New Jersey	$107,160	$105,510	$52	+24%	16,230
3	Alaska	$106,430	$102,140	$51	+23.1%	2,690
4	Oregon	$106,350	$103,070	$51	+23%	7,890
5	California	$103,760	$97,680	$50	+20%	71,750
6	Illinois	$103,450	$105,750	$50	+19.7%	19,340
7	Hawaii	$103,000	$102,630	$50	+19.1%	2,890
8	Massachusetts	$100,030	$97,850	$48	+15.7%	18,330
9	New York	$98,910	$95,700	$48	+14.4%	29,600
10	Rhode Island	$97,550	$98,590	$47	+12.8%	2,060
11	Minnesota	$94,970	$97,610	$46	+9.9%	13,580
12	North Dakota	$94,560	$81,370	$45	+9.4%	4,350
13	District of Columbia	$93,780	$86,520	$45	+8.5%	1,420
14	Connecticut	$93,030	$92,260	$45	+7.6%	6,980
15	Nevada	$90,360	$81,990	$43	+4.5%	9,680
16	Pennsylvania	$89,590	$81,540	$43	+3.6%	26,860
17	Vermont	$88,960	$82,490	$43	+2.9%	1,010
18	Missouri	$88,490	$87,520	$43	+2.4%	13,330
19	Colorado	$87,220	$81,230	$42	+0.9%	21,380
20	Wisconsin	$87,010	$85,350	$42	+0.6%	15,150
21	New Hampshire	$86,940	$81,220	$42	+0.6%	3,590
22	West Virginia	$86,780	$80,060	$42	+0.4%	5,380
23	Wyoming	$86,670	$78,250	$42	+0.3%	3,270
24	Indiana	$86,470	$82,530	$42	+0%	16,450
25	Delaware	$84,520	$81,100	$41	-2.2%	2,590
26	Maryland	$83,960	$78,760	$40	-2.9%	15,400
27	Michigan	$82,990	$78,180	$40	-4%	16,660
28	Ohio	$82,100	$79,580	$39	-5%	23,640
29	Georgia	$81,870	$78,430	$39	-5.3%	26,770
30	Virginia	$81,790	$78,640	$39	-5.4%	24,970
31	Utah	$81,000	$77,280	$39	-6.3%	14,270
32	New Mexico	$80,930	$75,130	$39	-6.4%	6,790
33	Iowa	$80,500	$78,510	$39	-6.9%	9,660
34	Kansas	$80,330	$76,780	$39	-7.1%	8,940
35	Maine	$80,170	$77,290	$39	-7.3%	3,130
36	Arizona	$80,070	$78,550	$39	-7.4%	21,550
37	Montana	$79,770	$76,910	$38	-7.7%	4,350
38	Florida	$79,200	$75,790	$38	-8.4%	69,830
39	South Dakota	$78,970	$77,690	$38	-8.7%	2,360
40	Idaho	$78,390	$75,550	$38	-9.3%	6,730
41	South Carolina	$77,790	$75,350	$37	-10%	13,150
42	North Carolina	$77,320	$75,270	$37	-10.6%	32,460
43	Nebraska	$76,900	$75,570	$37	-11%	6,020
44	Oklahoma	$76,850	$73,040	$37	-11.1%	11,520
45	Tennessee	$76,830	$74,470	$37	-11.1%	17,770
46	Louisiana	$76,740	$75,360	$37	-11.2%	14,070
47	Texas	$76,630	$74,520	$37	-11.4%	90,010
48	Kentucky	$74,220	$73,490	$36	-14.1%	9,620
49	Mississippi	$72,400	$66,910	$35	-16.3%	7,040
50	Alabama	$71,050	$64,120	$34	-17.8%	13,580
51	Arkansas	$65,690	$61,230	$32	-24%	6,590

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 521 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$130,790	$126,600	560
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$129,700	$130,350	4,770
3	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$126,630	$118,990	1,020
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$121,130	$121,660	11,040
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$120,810	$119,190	9,810
6	Vineland, NJ	$116,390	$108,850	350
7	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$115,340	$111,850	840
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$112,480	$113,820	5,880
9	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$111,260	$108,300	13,420
10	Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$110,700	$117,920	1,100

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workerss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Nuclear Electric Power Generation	$141,350	$138,760	110
2	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$140,520	$146,470	110
3	Wind Electric Power Generation	$134,560	$137,750	40
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$133,570	$131,450	120
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$133,570	$131,450	120
6	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$127,880	$122,930	—
7	Oil and Gas Extraction	$126,530	$121,400	4,180
8	Oil and Gas Extraction	$126,530	$121,400	4,180
9	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	$126,400	$126,680	360
10	Coal Mining	$124,590	$118,070	3,050
11	Hospitals, Local Government Owned	$120,150	$112,150	160
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Local Government Owned	$120,150	$112,150	160

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

168,464

$10-20k

22,774

$20-30k

31,005

$30-40k

45,320

$40-50k

64,510

$50-60k

73,383

$60-70k

71,820

$70-80k

69,258

$80-90k

60,995

$90-100k

41,209

$100-110k

39,819

$110-120k

18,984

$120-130k

20,962

$130-140k

12,483

$140-150k

6,927

$150-160k

10,995

$160-170k

2,282

$170-180k

3,531

$180-190k

5,418

$190-200k

1,565

$200k+

12,676

Pay by age band

16-24

$38,872

25-34

$64,885

35-44

$65,652

45-54

$69,766

55-64

$61,613

65+

$32,130

Education level

Regular high school diploma

$63,124

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$57,636

Some college, but less than 1 year

$60,605

Bachelors Degree

$68,550

Associates Degree

$73,156

GED or alternative credential

$61,659

12th grade - no diploma

$53,868

Grade 11

$49,067

No schooling completed

$50,755

Grade 10

$46,860

Grade 9

$55,831

Masters Degree

$66,869

Grade 8

$42,428

Grade 6

$52,215

Grade 7

$56,208

Professional degree

$66,035

Grade 5

$38,029

Doctorate degree

$42,484

Grade 3

$31,635

Grade 4

$44,654

Grade 1

$40,987

Kindergarten

$71,783

Nursery school, preschool

$12,021

Grade 2

$29,304

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

575,565 · $79,050

Part-time

25,032 · $43,130

Race / ethnicity

White

$62,861

Two or More Races

$61,497

Other

$57,941

Black

$43,549

American Indian

$58,104

Asian

$46,764

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$76,688

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$74,784

Alaska Native

$132,055

Top fields of study

Business Management And Administration

$75,434

General Business

$86,520

Electrical Engineering

$61,340

Civil Engineering

$95,020

Criminal Justice And Fire Protection

$46,989

History

$67,178

General Engineering

$69,425

Construction Services

$84,723

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

Management of Personnel Resources

3.8

Monitoring

3.8

Coordination

3.8

Time Management

3.8

Reading Comprehension

3.6

Speaking

3.6

Active Listening

3.5

Critical Thinking

3.5

Persuasion

3.4

Instructing

3.4

Judgment and Decision Making

3.3

Negotiation

3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers salary in the United States is $79,920 per year (mean $86,450), and about 80% earn between $53,280 and $128,260.

How much do first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers make per hour?

Roughly $42 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $86,450 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers the most?

Washington has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers at $115,800 per year (median $109,570).

What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers?

Employment is projected to change +5.3% from 2024 to 2034 (Faster than average), with about 74,400 openings per year.