How much do construction laborers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

What the Construction Laborers median says in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Construction Laborers median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $44,000 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-2061 and BLS area 12420.

BLS lists 11,140 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $44,360 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX's Construction Laborers median is 6.6% below the U.S. Construction Laborers median of $47,120 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 47-2061 with area 12420

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-2061 and area 12420. SOC 47-2061 names Construction Laborers. Area 12420 names Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 47-2061/12420 row has 11,140 wage and salary jobs. There are 8.61 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.22. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 47-2061/12420, the annual median is $44,000 per year, while the matching mean is $44,360 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 47-2061/12420 10th percentile: $33,920 per year.
• 47-2061/12420 25th percentile: $38,150 per year.
• 47-2061/12420 median: $44,000 per year.
• 47-2061/12420 75th percentile: $48,100 per year.
• 47-2061/12420 90th percentile: $58,950 per year.
• 47-2061/12420 employment RSE: 4.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.1%.
• 47-2061/12420 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 12420 facts behind this Construction Laborers page

Area 12420 reports 1,293,690 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $74,580. Its annual median is $56,950. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-2061 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX runs from $29,860 at the 10th percentile to $137,820 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,230. The median is $56,950. The 75th percentile is $90,560. This is a place check, not a pay range for Construction Laborers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 12420. They do not show related skills or a path into Construction Laborers.

• 1. General and Operations Managers. Area: 12420. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 42,190. Yearly median: $117,850. Jobs per 1,000: 32.61. Location quotient: 1.45.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 12420. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 35,000. Yearly median: $29,310. Jobs per 1,000: 27.05. Location quotient: 1.09.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 12420. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 32,690. Yearly median: $43,720. Jobs per 1,000: 25.27. Location quotient: 1.51.
• 4. Software Developers. Area: 12420. SOC: 15-1252. Jobs: 31,960. Yearly median: $134,120. Jobs per 1,000: 24.71. Location quotient: 2.28.
• 5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 12420. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 29,660. Yearly median: $33,860. Jobs per 1,000: 22.93. Location quotient: 0.91.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 12420. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 27,430. Yearly median: $37,720. Jobs per 1,000: 21.2. Location quotient: 1.16.

Read the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX wage ladder for Construction Laborers

The 10th percentile is $33,920 per year. The 25th percentile is $38,150 per year. The median is $44,000 per year. The 75th percentile is $48,100 per year. The 90th percentile is $58,950 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $38,150 per year to $48,100 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $25,030. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX with its state and the U.S.

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has a annual median of $44,000 per year. Texas has $40,620 per year. The U.S. row has $47,120 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 8.3% above Texas on the same published median. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 6.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX sits for Construction Laborers

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 260 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Construction Laborers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 260 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 257. Morgantown, WV. The Construction Laborers median is $44,340 per year. BLS estimates 660 jobs. The location quotient is 1.39.
• 258. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX. The Construction Laborers median is $44,240 per year. BLS estimates 3,340 jobs. The location quotient is 2.9.
• 259. Cleveland, TN. The Construction Laborers median is $44,190 per year. BLS estimates 310 jobs. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 261. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The Construction Laborers median is $43,960 per year. BLS estimates 29,670 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 262. Owensboro, KY. The Construction Laborers median is $43,760 per year. BLS estimates 340 jobs. The location quotient is 0.98.
• 263. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. The Construction Laborers median is $43,750 per year. BLS estimates 12,860 jobs. The location quotient is 1.26.

Where Construction Laborers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 47-2061, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Vineland, NJ has the highest published median in this set, at $83,680 per year. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX sits at $44,000 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Construction Laborers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Vineland, NJ has a Construction Laborers median of $83,680 per year, or $39,680 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 440 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 1.
• 2. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Construction Laborers median of $79,760 per year, or $35,760 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 630 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 1.22.
• 3. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Construction Laborers median of $77,960 per year, or $33,960 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 3,040 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.97.
• 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Construction Laborers median of $72,610 per year, or $28,610 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 11,620 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.69.
• 5. Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a Construction Laborers median of $71,920 per year, or $27,920 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.57.
• 6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Construction Laborers median of $68,470 per year, or $24,470 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 4,420 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.55.
• 7. St. Louis, MO-IL has a Construction Laborers median of $64,500 per year, or $20,500 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 8,670 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.92.
• 8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Construction Laborers median of $63,420 per year, or $19,420 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 11,580 jobs there, compared with 11,140 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The location quotient is 0.61.

Where BLS counts the most Construction Laborers jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Construction Laborers in this same-source set, at 50,870 jobs. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has 11,140. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 50,870 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 39,730 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $61,270 per year, or $17,270 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 34,080 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 22,940 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $41,350 per year, or $2,650 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 1.47.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 29,670 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 18,530 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $43,960 per year, or $40 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 29,230 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 18,090 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $46,910 per year, or $2,910 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 26,690 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 15,550 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $60,890 per year, or $16,890 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 21,730 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 10,590 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $58,810 per year, or $14,810 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 0.49.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 18,280 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 7,140 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $45,520 per year, or $1,520 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 17,710 estimated Construction Laborers jobs, a gap of 6,570 jobs from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its median is $47,430 per year, or $3,430 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Its location quotient is 0.8.

Where Construction Laborers takes the largest share of local jobs

Farmington, NM has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.91. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has 1.22. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Construction Laborers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Farmington, NM has a location quotient of 3.91, a gap of 2.69 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 1,310 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $38,150 per year, or $5,850 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 2. Lake Charles, LA has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 1.75 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 2,130 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $45,240 per year, or $1,240 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 3. Decatur, IL has a location quotient of 2.91, a gap of 1.69 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 940 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $61,270 per year, or $17,270 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 4. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has a location quotient of 2.9, a gap of 1.68 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 3,340 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $44,240 per year, or $240 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 5. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.21 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 5,230 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $43,290 per year, or $710 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 6. Wildwood-The Villages, FL has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.21 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 710 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $41,170 per year, or $2,830 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 7. St. George, UT has a location quotient of 2.35, a gap of 1.13 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 1,500 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $45,670 per year, or $1,670 above Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
• 8. Midland, TX has a location quotient of 2.28, a gap of 1.06 from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. BLS lists 1,970 Construction Laborers jobs and a median of $39,500 per year, or $4,500 below Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

How common Construction Laborers is in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

BLS lists 11,140 Construction Laborers jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. It also lists 8.61 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.22. A value of 1 means Construction Laborers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Construction Laborers beside other roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

The all-occupations median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $56,950 per year. The Construction Laborers median is $44,000 per year. Construction Laborers is 22.7% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Construction Laborers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $43,720 per year. BLS lists 32,690 jobs and a location quotient of 1.51.
• 2. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $44,870 per year. BLS lists 16,400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $40,650 per year. BLS lists 12,370 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
• 4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $48,470 per year. BLS lists 13,870 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $48,730 per year. BLS lists 12,430 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $38,530 per year. BLS lists 13,900 jobs and a location quotient of 0.57.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $37,720 per year. BLS lists 27,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
• 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median of $36,930 per year. BLS lists 15,470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.

The largest detailed roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX table, at 42,190 jobs. Construction Laborers has 11,140 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 1,293,690. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Construction Laborers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has 42,190 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 31,050 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $117,850 per year, or $73,850 above Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 35,000 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 23,860 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $29,310 per year, or $14,690 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives has 32,690 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 21,550 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $43,720 per year, or $280 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.51.
• 4. Software Developers has 31,960 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 20,820 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $134,120 per year, or $90,120 above Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 2.28.
• 5. Retail Salespersons has 29,660 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 18,520 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $33,860 per year, or $10,140 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 27,430 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 16,290 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $37,720 per year, or $6,280 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 7. Cashiers has 20,490 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 9,350 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $33,940 per year, or $10,060 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 8. Waiters and Waitresses has 19,170 jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 8,030 from Construction Laborers. Its median is $27,260 per year, or $16,740 below Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.01.

Published role medians around Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Computer and Information Systems Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX role table, at $176,990 per year. Construction Laborers has $44,000 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $56,950 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $176,990 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $132,990 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 11,050 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.98.
• 2. Sales Managers has a median of $151,760 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $107,760 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 9,880 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.86.
• 3. Software Developers has a median of $134,120 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $90,120 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 31,960 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 2.28.
• 4. Computer Occupations, All Other has a median of $129,470 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $85,470 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 10,100 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 2.79.
• 5. General and Operations Managers has a median of $117,850 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $73,850 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 42,190 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 6. Project Management Specialists has a median of $102,390 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $58,390 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 17,470 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.97.
• 7. Registered Nurses has a median of $97,890 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $53,890 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 18,920 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 0.67.
• 8. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $83,120 per year in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, or $39,120 above Construction Laborers. BLS lists 12,480 jobs, compared with 11,140 for Construction Laborers. Its location quotient is 1.03.

Roles with the largest local share in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Computer Occupations, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX role table, at 2.79. Construction Laborers has 1.22. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Construction Laborers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Computer Occupations, All Other has a location quotient of 2.79 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 1.57 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 10,100 jobs and a median of $129,470 per year, or $85,470 above Construction Laborers.
• 2. Software Developers has a location quotient of 2.28 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 1.06 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 31,960 jobs and a median of $134,120 per year, or $90,120 above Construction Laborers.
• 3. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 1.98 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.76 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 11,050 jobs and a median of $176,990 per year, or $132,990 above Construction Laborers.
• 4. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.97 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.75 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 17,470 jobs and a median of $102,390 per year, or $58,390 above Construction Laborers.
• 5. Sales Managers has a location quotient of 1.86 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.64 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 9,880 jobs and a median of $151,760 per year, or $107,760 above Construction Laborers.
• 6. Computer User Support Specialists has a location quotient of 1.62 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.40 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 9,680 jobs and a median of $61,990 per year, or $17,990 above Construction Laborers.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.38 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 16,700 jobs and a median of $62,900 per year, or $18,900 above Construction Laborers.
• 8. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.51 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, a gap of 0.29 from Construction Laborers. BLS lists 32,690 jobs and a median of $43,720 per year, or $280 below Construction Laborers.

What $44,000 may mean after the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $44,000 Construction Laborers median by 98.1 divided by 100. The result is $44,868 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 120.4. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 82.0. Other services are 96.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX row

The employment RSE for this Construction Laborers row is 4.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 11,140 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,360 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Construction Laborers. It uses a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $44,000 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Construction Laborers row for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 11,140 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.22 is not a growth score. Rank 260 of 392 is not a place score. The 98.1 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-2061 in BLS area 12420. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.