Analysts at Construction Coverage looked at wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and cost-of-living data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to determine where in the country construction workers earn the most when local price differences are taken into account.
Michael Stromberg, head of Engineering & Data Analytics at Construction Coverage, said construction workers in Illinois have the highest median wages in the country after adjusting for cost-of-living metrics.
“That’s coming in at over $79,000 per year. For reference, that’s nearly 12% more than the next-highest neighboring Midwest state, Minnesota, at just over $70,000 annually. That’s also 50% more than the median wage for all workers in Illinois at roughly $50,000 per year,” Stromberg told The Center Square.
Without the cost-of-living adjustment
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