The 25 worst-paying cities for construction workers

Everything from the houses we live in to the roads we travel on were all built by construction workers. It's an important job, yet few workers earn a substantial income in the field.

As of 2016, the average salary for construction workers in the U.S. was $40,480, but in some markets, construction workers have earned close to $70,000 per year. It's estimated that one of the biggest factors affecting the average construction worker salary in each metro is that locale's cost of living.

Mean salary for construction workers: $33,100

Mean salary for construction workers: $33,040

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,940

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,850

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,590

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,490

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,210

Mean salary for construction workers: $32,190

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,820

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,580

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,400

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,300

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,190

Mean salary for construction workers: $31,090

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,960

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,700

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,670

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,530

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,500

Mean salary for construction workers: $30,140

Mean salary for construction workers: $28,330

Mean salary for construction workers: $27,540

Mean salary for construction workers: $27,480

Mean salary for construction workers: $27,360

Mean salary for construction workers: $25,000