Construction & Trades Salaries (2025)

ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025

63 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.

Job titleUK medianUS 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 2026-07-18