Construction Laborer Salary in Portland, OR (2026)

What construction laborer pay in Portland really looks like

Portland is a standout-pay market for construction laborers. The local median of $54,240 a year runs $7,120 (15%) above the national median of $47,120, one of the widest premiums in the country for this occupation. Offers benchmarked to U.S.-wide averages will read far too low here — hold out for the local number, and treat the metro median as your floor, not your target.

The local range is moderate — $44,620 at the 25th percentile to $65,830 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Portland Construction Laborers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $65,830 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $44,620 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 7,950 construction laborer jobs across the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open construction laborer jobs in Portland against the BLS $54,240 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Portland is concrete: a metro median of $54,240 with most construction laborers landing between $44,620 and $65,830. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local construction laborer openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $65,830, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Portland median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Portland sources

Wage figures for Construction Laborer in Portland, OR are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (MSA code 38900) (SOC 47-2061), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Construction Laborer pay in Portland, OR — common questions

How much does a Construction Laborer make in Portland, OR?

The median Construction Laborer salary in Portland, OR is $54,240/year ($7,120 (15%) above the national median), with a typical range of $44,620–$65,830 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Portland a strong pay market for Construction Laborers?

At a $54,240 median, Portland is $7,120 (15%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $47,120. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Construction Laborer in Portland?

Target employers paying toward the $65,830 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Construction Laborer openings in Portland and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Construction Laborers work in Portland?

BLS estimates roughly 7,950 construction laborer jobs across Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).