WHAT THE
JOB PAYS.
Compare BLS wage data, federal Davis-Bacon prevailing rates, and GSA per diem by state and trade. Every number pulled from government sources. No fluff, no recruiter spin.
COMPARE ACROSS ALL 50 STATES
BEST FOR PICKING WHERE TO GONational wage page per trade — every state ranked side-by-side. See which states pay the most before you decide where to drive.
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ALL TRADES · NATIONAL VIEW
Click a trade to see all 50 states ranked by median pay.
ALL STATES
Each state lands on welders — the most-traveled trade. Use the picker up top to pick any of the other 16 trades, or click between trades on the state page.
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
= state with pre-seeded BLS + GSA + Davis-Bacon WD data.
// WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON EACH PAGE4 DATA SOURCES
Four independent wage signals
- BLS OEWS — official median + 10th/25th/75th/90th percentile wages by state and metro. Refreshed annually in May.
- Davis-Bacon — federal prevailing wage by county + construction type. Legally required minimum on federal projects.
- GSA per diem — lodging + meals baseline by city. What your per diem SHOULD look like at minimum.
- RoadHand community — worker-submitted pay reports with real package details (hourly + per diem + OT rules).