What are the main factors that influence a General Laborers's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for General Laborers?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for General Laborers roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A General Laborers's salary?

A General Laborers's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,494 for beginners, reaching about $44,763 at mid-level, and approach $45,398 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a General Laborers?

General Laborers salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for General Laborers roles are District of Columbia $49,870, California $49,681, Massachusetts $49,018. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of General Laborers roles make?

Salaries for General Laborers level roles vary by specialization: General Surgeon: $439,500; General Anesthesiologist: $435,292; Casino General Manager: $181,744; General Manager General Administrative: $131,968; General Superintendent: $111,883.

General Laborers Salary in Vermont

How much does a General Laborers make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Laborers in Vermont is $44,208 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a General Laborers's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,119
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,877 to $49,919
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,844

10% $37,844

50% (Median) $44,208

90% $55,119

General Laborers Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,919	$4,160	$960	$24
Average	$44,208	$3,684	$850	$21
25th Percentile	$40,877	$3,406	$786	$20

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Key Factors That Influence General Laborers Salaries

A General Laborers's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects General Laborers Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a General Laborers's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,494
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,018
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,763
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,001
Expert (over 8 years): $45,398

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level General Laborers	less than 1 year	$42,494
Early Career Level General Laborers	1-2 years	$43,018
Mid-Level Level General Laborers	2-4 years	$44,763
Senior-Level Level General Laborers	5-8 years	$45,001
Expert Level General Laborers	over 8 years	$45,398

How Do General Laborers Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract General Laborers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,870.
California: $49,681.
Massachusetts: $49,018.

District of Columbia $49,870 California $49,681 Massachusetts $49,018 Washington $48,838 New Jersey $48,820 Alaska $48,757 Connecticut $48,136 New York $47,883

Hawaii $47,077 Rhode Island $46,699 Maryland $46,442 Minnesota $46,091 Colorado $45,956 Illinois $45,911 Oregon $45,739 Delaware $45,613

New Hampshire $45,534 Virginia $45,357 Pennsylvania $44,839 Nevada $44,577 North Dakota $44,492 Michigan $44,357 Wisconsin $44,307 Vermont $44,208

Texas $43,933 Maine $43,915 Arizona $43,888 Ohio $43,857 Georgia $43,442 Indiana $43,235 Wyoming $43,195 Utah $43,132

Iowa $43,105 Kansas $42,888 Louisiana $42,825 North Carolina $42,803 Missouri $42,794 Florida $42,618 Montana $42,523 Nebraska $42,433

Kentucky $42,384 South Carolina $42,204 Tennessee $42,091 Idaho $42,046 New Mexico $41,717 Oklahoma $41,645 Alabama $41,379 South Dakota $40,934

Arkansas $40,690 West Virginia $40,560 Mississippi $40,168

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Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $45,251
Barre: $45,319
Cabot: $45,219

Adamant, VT $45,251

Barre, VT $45,319

Cabot, VT $45,219

Calais, VT $45,259

East Barre, VT $45,250

East Calais, VT $45,251

East Montpelier, VT $45,281

Eden, VT $45,221

Eden Mills, VT $45,180

Graniteville, VT $45,316

Hyde Park, VT $45,288

Johnson, VT $45,345

Lake Elmore, VT $45,237

Marshfield, VT $45,227

Moretown, VT $45,348

Morrisville, VT $45,343

Moscow, VT $45,366

Northfield, VT $45,293

Northfield Falls, VT $45,504

North Hyde Park, VT $45,285

North Montpelier, VT $45,239

Plainfield, VT $45,233

Roxbury, VT $45,156

South Barre, VT $45,371

Waterbury, VT $45,361

Stowe, VT $45,367

Waitsfield, VT $45,342

Warren, VT $45,257

Washington, VT $45,169

Waterbury Center, VT $45,360

Websterville, VT $45,309

Williamstown, VT $45,256

Wolcott, VT $45,231

Woodbury, VT $45,187

Worcester, VT $45,232

Rutland, VT $45,230

Belmont, VT $45,091

Benson, VT $45,090

Bomoseen, VT $45,162

Brandon, VT $45,195

Bridport, VT $45,200

Castleton, VT $45,170

Center Rutland, VT $45,201

Chittenden, VT $45,097

Cuttingsville, VT $45,081

Danby, VT $45,158

East Middlebury, VT $45,225

East Poultney, VT $45,163

East Wallingford, VT $45,114

Fair Haven, VT $45,130

Florence, VT $45,115

Forest Dale, VT $45,197

Gaysville, VT $44,910

Granville, VT $45,122

Hancock, VT $45,115

Hydeville, VT $45,167

Killington, VT $45,110

Middlebury, VT $45,294

Middletown Springs, VT $45,139

Mount Holly, VT $45,097

North Clarendon, VT $45,163

Orwell, VT $45,158

Pawlet, VT $45,175

Pittsfield, VT $45,136

Pittsford, VT $45,179

Poultney, VT $45,171

Proctor, VT $45,221

Ripton, VT $45,168

Rochester, VT $45,145

Rupert, VT $45,140

Salisbury, VT $45,212

Shoreham, VT $45,174

Stockbridge, VT $45,094

Wallingford, VT $45,118

Wells, VT $45,176

West Pawlet, VT $45,192

West Rupert, VT $45,181

West Rutland, VT $45,153

Whiting, VT $45,176

Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,225

Albany, VT $45,198

Barnet, VT $45,176

Barton, VT $45,194

Beebe Plain, VT $45,207

Concord, VT $45,134

Coventry, VT $45,260

Craftsbury, VT $45,212

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,214

Danville, VT $45,186

Derby, VT $45,207

Derby Line, VT $45,173

East Burke, VT $45,172

East Charleston, VT $45,176

East Hardwick, VT $45,201

East Haven, VT $45,073

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,224

Glover, VT $45,180

Granby, VT $45,018

Greensboro, VT $45,165

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,194

Hardwick, VT $45,244

Irasburg, VT $45,182

Island Pond, VT $45,108

Lowell, VT $45,167

Lower Waterford, VT $45,219

Lyndon, VT $45,211

Lyndon Center, VT $45,262

Lyndonville, VT $45,212

Morgan, VT $45,131

Newport, VT $45,234

Newport Center, VT $45,176

North Concord, VT $45,058

North Troy, VT $45,183

Orleans, VT $45,166

Passumpsic, VT $45,227

Peacham, VT $45,136

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $45,229

Sheffield, VT $45,148

Sutton, VT $45,145

Troy, VT $45,187

West Burke, VT $45,175

West Charleston, VT $45,154

West Danville, VT $45,189

Westfield, VT $45,153

West Glover, VT $45,184

Averill, VT $44,921

Beecher Falls, VT $45,212

Canaan, VT $45,100

Gilman, VT $45,298

Guildhall, VT $45,040

Lunenburg, VT $45,139

Norton, VT $45,011

North Bennington, VT $45,514

North Pownal, VT $45,606

Pownal, VT $45,631

White River Junction, VT $45,219

Ascutney, VT $45,240

Barnard, VT $45,116

Bethel, VT $45,144

Bradford, VT $45,191

Bridgewater, VT $45,162

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,073

Brookfield, VT $45,188

Brownsville, VT $45,163

Chelsea, VT $45,162

Corinth, VT $45,150

East Corinth, VT $45,169

East Randolph, VT $45,177

East Ryegate, VT $45,138

East Thetford, VT $45,194

Fairlee, VT $45,145

Groton, VT $45,158

Hartford, VT $45,336

Hartland, VT $45,178

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,176

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $45,292

Newbury, VT $45,152

North Hartland, VT $45,210

North Pomfret, VT $45,132

North Thetford, VT $45,193

Norwich, VT $45,184

Plymouth, VT $45,040

Post Mills, VT $45,183

Quechee, VT $45,230

Randolph, VT $45,222

Randolph Center, VT $45,199

Reading, VT $45,078

Sharon, VT $45,143

South Pomfret, VT $45,100

South Royalton, VT $45,156

South Ryegate, VT $45,165

South Strafford, VT $45,154

South Woodstock, VT $45,089

Strafford, VT $45,115

Taftsville, VT $45,234

Thetford, VT $45,194

Thetford Center, VT $45,147

Topsham, VT $45,133

Tunbridge, VT $45,142

Vershire, VT $45,121

Wells River, VT $45,168

West Fairlee, VT $45,251

West Hartford, VT $45,133

West Newbury, VT $45,151

West Topsham, VT $45,169

Wilder, VT $45,339

Windsor, VT $45,196

Woodstock, VT $45,141

Bellows Falls, VT $45,306

Cambridgeport, VT $45,254

Cavendish, VT $45,103

Chester, VT $45,148

Chester Depot, VT $45,132

Grafton, VT $45,114

Londonderry, VT $45,195

Ludlow, VT $45,127

North Springfield, VT $45,285

Perkinsville, VT $45,162

Peru, VT $45,148

Proctorsville, VT $45,111

Saxtons River, VT $45,296

South Londonderry, VT $45,223

Springfield, VT $45,262

Westminster, VT $45,305

Westminster Station, VT $45,308

Weston, VT $45,102

Shaftsbury, VT $45,460

Brattleboro, VT $45,398

Bondville, VT $45,210

East Dover, VT $45,302

Jacksonville, VT $45,416

Jamaica, VT $45,211

Marlboro, VT $45,623

Newfane, VT $45,272

Putney, VT $45,263

Readsboro, VT $45,628

South Newfane, VT $45,288

Stamford, VT $45,595

Townshend, VT $45,231

Vernon, VT $45,537

Wardsboro, VT $45,264

West Dover, VT $45,339

West Dummerston, VT $45,284

West Halifax, VT $45,353

West Townshend, VT $45,171

West Wardsboro, VT $45,171

Whitingham, VT $45,400

Williamsville, VT $45,284

Wilmington, VT $45,372

Burlington, VT $45,496

South Burlington, VT $45,494

Winooski, VT $45,496

Colchester, VT $45,496

Alburgh, VT $45,269

Bakersfield, VT $45,336

Belvidere Center, VT $45,172

Bristol, VT $45,346

Cambridge, VT $45,400

Charlotte, VT $45,435

East Berkshire, VT $45,293

East Fairfield, VT $45,360

Enosburg Falls, VT $45,235

Essex, VT $45,462

Essex Junction, VT $45,465

Fairfax, VT $45,403

Fairfield, VT $45,359

Ferrisburgh, VT $45,384

Franklin, VT $45,238

Grand Isle, VT $45,407

Highgate Center, VT $45,276

Highgate Springs, VT $45,299

Hinesburg, VT $45,434

Huntington, VT $45,399

Isle La Motte, VT $45,326

Jeffersonville, VT $45,369

Jericho, VT $45,424

Jonesville, VT $45,433

Milton, VT $45,445

Monkton, VT $45,397

Montgomery, VT $45,235

Montgomery Center, VT $45,180

New Haven, VT $45,340

North Ferrisburgh, VT $45,404

North Hero, VT $45,359

Richford, VT $45,227

Richmond, VT $45,429

Saint Albans, VT $45,380

Saint Albans Bay, VT $45,374

Shelburne, VT $45,476

Sheldon, VT $45,326

Sheldon Springs, VT $45,437

South Hero, VT $45,448

Starksboro, VT $45,372

Swanton, VT $45,317

Underhill, VT $45,413

Underhill Center, VT $45,415

Vergennes, VT $45,326

Waterville, VT $45,342

Westford, VT $45,436

Williston, VT $45,470

Montpelier, VT $45,312

Bennington, VT $45,547

Arlington, VT $45,387

Dorset, VT $45,210

East Arlington, VT $45,193

East Dorset, VT $45,211

Manchester, VT $45,333

Manchester Center, VT $45,303

General Laborers Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Laborers roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, General Laborers positions in Healthcare or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view General Laborers as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a General Laborers

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$61,891	$30.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,681	$29.0	35%
Biotechnology	$57,470	$28.0	30%
Financial Services	$55,260	$27.0	25%
Insurance	$53,050	$26.0	20%

General Laborers Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Laborers's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$40,877

Average $44,208/year

$49,919

$3,406

Average $3,684/month

$4,160

$786

Average $850/week

$960

$20

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,919	$4,160	$960	$24
Average	$44,208	$3,684	$850	$21
25th Percentile	$40,877	$3,406	$786	$20

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