How much do construction laborers make in Grand Rapids, MI in 2026?
Real pay data from real trades workers. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated June 2026.
$47,780/yr
Median (50th percentile)
Half of Grand Rapids, MI construction laborers earn between $42,000 and $59,850 per year.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
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Construction Laborer pay in Grand Rapids, MI vs Michigan
The median construction laborer wage in Grand Rapids, MI is $47,780/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The Michigan statewide median is $49,590/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) — so this metro runs about $1,810/yr below the state figure. See the full Michigan page →
- 3,990 construction laborers employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
- Job concentration: 0.95× the national average for this trade (less concentrated here).
About this data
Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025) — the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the Grand Rapids, MI metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.
Sources
- Wage data: BLS OEWS — Michigan
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- Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).
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