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Construction & Trades Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
63 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Construction & Trades pay at a glance
In the UK, the 16 construction & trades occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £26,723 (Elementary Construction Occupations N.E.C.) to £54,947 (Production Managers and Directors in Construction); the average of those medians is about £36,748.
In the US, the 59 occupations with BLS data range from $40,470 (Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons) to $114,990 (Construction Project Managers and Related Professionals), averaging about $60,351.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (US) |
— |
$109,910 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (US) |
— |
$79,920 |
| Roof Bolters, Mining (US) |
— |
$78,540 |
| Boilermakers (US) |
— |
$76,410 |
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (US) |
— |
$76,170 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors (US) |
— |
$74,690 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (US) |
— |
$74,500 |
| Pile Driver Operators (US) |
— |
$73,300 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other (US) |
— |
$70,130 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (US) |
— |
$70,070 |
| Tapers (US) |
— |
$68,270 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas (US) |
— |
$67,890 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators (US) |
— |
$61,810 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (US) |
— |
$61,390 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (US) |
— |
$60,190 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (US) |
— |
$59,850 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (US) |
— |
$58,970 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (US) |
— |
$58,930 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (US) |
— |
$58,620 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical (US) |
— |
$58,340 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas (US) |
— |
$58,160 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining (US) |
— |
$57,430 |
| Stonemasons (US) |
— |
$57,390 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (US) |
— |
$57,020 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$57,010 |
| Tile and Stone Setters (US) |
— |
$55,690 |
| Production Managers and Directors in Construction |
£54,947 |
$114,990 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (US) |
— |
$53,340 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers (US) |
— |
$53,140 |
| Paperhangers (US) |
— |
$52,140 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers (US) |
— |
$50,440 |
| Carpet Installers (US) |
— |
$50,340 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers (US) |
— |
$50,260 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (US) |
— |
$49,880 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (US) |
— |
$49,450 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (US) |
— |
$49,120 |
| Pipelayers (US) |
— |
$49,000 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry (US) |
— |
$48,740 |
| Fence Erectors (US) |
— |
$47,980 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers (US) |
— |
$47,730 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (US) |
— |
$47,550 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas (US) |
— |
$46,960 |
| Construction Project Managers and Related Professionals |
£45,613 |
$114,990 |
| Construction and Building Trades Supervisors |
£45,000 |
— |
| Helpers--Roofers (US) |
— |
$44,160 |
| Helpers--Carpenters (US) |
— |
$43,780 |
| Helpers--Electricians (US) |
— |
$42,670 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other (US) |
— |
$42,670 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (US) |
— |
$42,360 |
| Scaffolders, Stagers and Riggers |
£40,797 |
$62,780 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons (US) |
— |
$40,470 |
| Electricians and Electrical Fitters |
£39,187 |
$63,190 |
| Road Construction Operatives |
£38,315 |
— |
| Plumbers & Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers |
£36,563 |
$63,800 |
| Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians |
£36,560 |
— |
| Construction and Building Trades N.E.C. |
£34,378 |
$58,150 |
| Carpenters and Joiners |
£33,797 |
$60,580 |
| Plasterers |
£33,789 |
$57,660 |
| Bricklayers |
£32,480 |
$62,120 |
| Roofers, Roof Tilers and Slaters |
£30,961 |
$55,440 |
| Construction Operatives N.E.C. |
£30,237 |
— |
| Glaziers, Window Fabricators and Fitters |
£28,623 |
$57,080 |
| Elementary Construction Occupations N.E.C. |
£26,723 |
$47,120 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25