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 $42,589 for beginners, reaching about $44,864 at mid-level, and approach $45,500 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 Wisconsin

How much does a General Laborers make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Laborers in Wisconsin is $44,307 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): $55,242
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,969 to $50,031
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,929

10% $37,929

50% (Median) $44,307

90% $55,242

General Laborers Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,031	$4,169	$962	$24
Average	$44,307	$3,692	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$40,969	$3,414	$788	$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): $42,589
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,115
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,864
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,102
Expert (over 8 years): $45,500

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level General Laborers	less than 1 year	$42,589
Early Career Level General Laborers	1-2 years	$43,115
Mid-Level Level General Laborers	2-4 years	$44,864
Senior-Level Level General Laborers	5-8 years	$45,102
Expert Level General Laborers	over 8 years	$45,500

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

Top Paying Cities for General Laborers

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:

Green Lake: $43,098
Greenville: $43,508
Hancock: $42,717

Green Lake, WI $43,098

Greenville, WI $43,508

Hancock, WI $42,717

Hortonville, WI $43,417

Iola, WI $42,906

King, WI $43,235

Larsen, WI $43,337

Leopolis, WI $42,853

Manawa, WI $43,066

Marion, WI $42,933

Menasha, WI $43,544

Neenah, WI $43,464

Neshkoro, WI $42,943

New London, WI $43,237

Ogdensburg, WI $42,969

Omro, WI $43,181

Pickett, WI $43,217

Pine River, WI $43,050

Plainfield, WI $42,796

Poy Sippi, WI $43,079

Princeton, WI $42,995

Readfield, WI $43,293

Redgranite, WI $43,091

Ripon, WI $43,174

Rosendale, WI $43,196

Saxeville, WI $43,002

Scandinavia, WI $42,941

Tilleda, WI $42,788

Van Dyne, WI $43,250

Waukau, WI $43,174

Waupaca, WI $43,059

Wautoma, WI $42,958

Weyauwega, WI $43,132

Wild Rose, WI $42,971

Winnebago, WI $43,349

Winneconne, WI $43,248

Wilson, WI $43,957

Boyd, WI $42,819

Cadott, WI $42,849

Chetek, WI $42,733

Chippewa Falls, WI $42,941

Colfax, WI $42,889

Conrath, WI $42,647

Cornell, WI $42,757

Dallas, WI $42,979

Downing, WI $43,751

Downsville, WI $43,433

Durand, WI $43,391

Eau Galle, WI $43,295

Eleva, WI $42,987

Elk Mound, WI $42,892

Elmwood, WI $43,712

Fairchild, WI $42,935

Fall Creek, WI $42,960

Gilmanton, WI $43,183

Holcombe, WI $42,684

Humbird, WI $42,887

Independence, WI $43,059

Jim Falls, WI $42,793

Knapp, WI $43,728

Maiden Rock, WI $43,781

Menomonie, WI $43,392

Merrillan, WI $42,828

Mondovi, WI $43,074

Nelson, WI $43,588

New Auburn, WI $42,716

Osseo, WI $43,088

Pepin, WI $43,931

Pigeon Falls, WI $43,184

Plum City, WI $43,722

Prairie Farm, WI $43,350

Ridgeland, WI $43,117

Rock Falls, WI $42,911

Sand Creek, WI $42,740

Sheldon, WI $42,628

Spring Valley, WI $43,986

Stanley, WI $42,830

Stockholm, WI $44,035

Strum, WI $43,059

Thorp, WI $42,810

Wheeler, WI $43,211

Whitehall, WI $43,003

Spooner, WI $42,615

Almena, WI $43,212

Ashland, WI $42,573

Balsam Lake, WI $43,917

Barron, WI $42,941

Barronett, WI $42,633

Bayfield, WI $42,573

Benoit, WI $42,511

Birchwood, WI $42,557

Brill, WI $42,736

Bruce, WI $42,606

Brule, WI $42,971

Cable, WI $42,424

Cameron, WI $42,746

Centuria, WI $44,158

Comstock, WI $43,329

Cornucopia, WI $42,630

Couderay, WI $42,446

Cumberland, WI $43,011

Danbury, WI $42,870

Drummond, WI $42,551

Edgewater, WI $42,532

Exeland, WI $42,478

Foxboro, WI $43,123

Frederic, WI $43,249

Gordon, WI $42,765

Grand View, WI $42,464

Grantsburg, WI $43,512

Haugen, WI $42,782

Hawthorne, WI $43,112

Hayward, WI $42,478

Herbster, WI $42,689

Hertel, WI $42,627

High Bridge, WI $42,509

Iron River, WI $42,814

Ladysmith, WI $42,610

Lake Nebagamon, WI $43,016

La Pointe, WI $42,501

Luck, WI $43,750

Maple, WI $43,118

Marengo, WI $42,492

Mason, WI $42,497

Mikana, WI $42,731

Milltown, WI $43,933

Minong, WI $42,746

Odanah, WI $42,669

Ojibwa, WI $42,404

Glidden, WI $42,420

Harshaw, WI $42,617

Hawkins, WI $42,536

Hazelhurst, WI $42,623

Heafford Junction, WI $42,660

Hurley, WI $42,538

Iron Belt, WI $42,459

Kennan, WI $42,542

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $42,612

Lake Tomahawk, WI $42,636

Land O Lakes, WI $42,579

Laona, WI $42,602

Long Lake, WI $42,486

Mc Naughton, WI $42,641

Manitowish Waters, WI $42,576

Mellen, WI $42,437

Mercer, WI $42,501

Minocqua, WI $42,657

Montreal, WI $42,549

Park Falls, WI $42,532

Phelps, WI $42,578

Phillips, WI $42,551

Prentice, WI $42,584

Presque Isle, WI $42,558

Saint Germain, WI $42,665

Saxon, WI $42,475

Sayner, WI $42,607

Star Lake, WI $42,496

Three Lakes, WI $42,615

Tony, WI $42,604

Tripoli, WI $42,512

Upson, WI $42,332

Wabeno, WI $42,606

Woodruff, WI $42,675

La Crosse, WI $42,375

Alma, WI $43,454

Alma Center, WI $42,882

Arcadia, WI $43,038

Arkdale, WI $42,719

Bangor, WI $42,468

Black River Falls, WI $42,742

Blair, WI $42,872

Camp Douglas, WI $42,782

Cashton, WI $42,514

Cataract, WI $42,582

Chaseburg, WI $42,445

Cochrane, WI $43,379

Coon Valley, WI $42,428

De Soto, WI $42,518

Dodge, WI $42,918

Eastman, WI $42,639

Ettrick, WI $42,600

Ferryville, WI $42,587

Fountain City, WI $43,192

Galesville, WI $42,729

Gays Mills, WI $42,721

Genoa, WI $42,476

Hillsboro, WI $42,873

Hixton, WI $42,881

Holmen, WI $42,473

Hustler, WI $42,938

Kendall, WI $42,820

La Farge, WI $42,755

Lynxville, WI $42,642

Mather, WI $42,731

Melrose, WI $42,592

Millston, WI $42,639

Mindoro, WI $42,504

Mount Sterling, WI $42,791

Necedah, WI $42,736

Norwalk, WI $42,564

Oakdale, WI $42,784

Onalaska, WI $42,407

Ontario, WI $42,750

Readstown, WI $42,706

Rockland, WI $42,460

Seneca, WI $42,833

Soldiers Grove, WI $42,753

Sparta, WI $42,548

Steuben, WI $42,716

Stoddard, WI $42,410

Taylor, WI $42,788

Tomah, WI $42,806

Trempealeau, WI $42,724

Palmyra, WI $43,690

Tunnel City, WI $42,785

Viola, WI $42,782

Viroqua, WI $42,514

Warrens, WI $42,718

Westby, WI $42,493

West Salem, WI $42,429

Wilton, WI $42,782

Eau Claire, WI $43,059

Altoona, WI $43,117

Arkansaw, WI $43,569

Augusta, WI $42,951

Bay City, WI $43,965

Bloomer, WI $42,803

Boyceville, WI $43,478

Glen Flora, WI $42,534

Wales, WI $44,287

Bagley, WI $42,646

Beetown, WI $42,689

Benton, WI $42,857

Bloomington, WI $42,696

Boscobel, WI $42,788

Cassville, WI $42,646

Cuba City, WI $42,781

Dickeyville, WI $42,817

Fennimore, WI $42,840

Glen Haven, WI $42,622

Hazel Green, WI $42,712

Kieler, WI $42,829

Lancaster, WI $42,742

Mount Hope, WI $42,690

Patch Grove, WI $42,844

Platteville, WI $42,924

Potosi, WI $42,657

Prairie Du Chien, WI $42,750

Sinsinawa, WI $42,695

Stitzer, WI $42,826

Wauzeka, WI $42,711

Woodman, WI $42,664

Portage, WI $43,604

Adams, WI $42,916

Arlington, WI $44,045

Baraboo, WI $43,607

Beaver Dam, WI $43,568

Brandon, WI $43,104

Briggsville, WI $43,332

Burnett, WI $43,274

Cambria, WI $43,543

Cazenovia, WI $42,951

Columbus, WI $43,911

Dalton, WI $43,295

Dellwood, WI $42,771

Doylestown, WI $43,843

Elroy, WI $42,832

Endeavor, WI $43,278

Fairwater, WI $43,188

Fall River, WI $43,787

Fox Lake, WI $43,353

Friendship, WI $42,787

Friesland, WI $43,487

Grand Marsh, WI $42,935

Hillpoint, WI $43,202

Kingston, WI $43,336

Lake Delton, WI $43,447

La Valle, WI $43,010

Lime Ridge, WI $43,171

Loganville, WI $43,301

Lyndon Station, WI $43,068

Markesan, WI $43,126

Marquette, WI $43,275

Mauston, WI $42,905

Montello, WI $43,125

New Lisbon, WI $42,787

North Freedom, WI $43,628

Oxford, WI $43,132

Packwaukee, WI $43,304

Pardeeville, WI $43,630

Poynette, WI $43,906

Randolph, WI $43,541

Reedsburg, WI $43,289

Rio, WI $43,859

Rock Springs, WI $43,346

Union Center, WI $43,026

Waupun, WI $43,194

Westfield, WI $42,925

Wisconsin Dells, WI $43,268

Wonewoc, WI $42,864

Wyocena, WI $43,728

Amery, WI $44,169

Baldwin, WI $44,434

Beldenville, WI $44,352

Clayton, WI $43,591

Clear Lake, WI $43,942

Cushing, WI $44,020

Deer Park, WI $44,258

Dresser, WI $44,556

East Ellsworth, WI $44,240

Ellsworth, WI $44,312

Glenwood City, WI $44,040

Hager City, WI $44,426

Hammond, WI $44,958

Hudson, WI $45,669

New Richmond, WI $45,066

Osceola, WI $45,182

Prescott, WI $45,307

River Falls, WI $45,250

Roberts, WI $45,237

Saint Croix Falls, WI $44,292

Somerset, WI $45,490

Star Prairie, WI $44,947

Pell Lake, WI $43,571

Pleasant Prairie, WI $43,612

Powers Lake, WI $43,645

Rochester, WI $43,821

Salem, WI $43,680

Silver Lake, WI $43,691

Somers, WI $43,558

South Milwaukee, WI $44,847

Springfield, WI $43,590

Sturtevant, WI $43,567

Sullivan, WI $43,792

Trevor, WI $43,701

Twin Lakes, WI $43,682

Union Grove, WI $43,661

Walworth, WI $43,498

Radisson, WI $42,458

Waterford, WI $44,052

Waukesha, WI $44,721

Whitewater, WI $43,441

Williams Bay, WI $43,456

Wilmot, WI $43,699

Woodworth, WI $43,645

Zenda, WI $43,454

Milwaukee, WI $45,091

Saint Francis, WI $45,071

Racine, WI $43,537

Afton, WI $43,410

Albany, WI $43,706

Arena, WI $43,721

Argyle, WI $43,462

Avalon, WI $43,417

Avoca, WI $43,167

Barneveld, WI $43,725

Belleville, WI $43,995

Belmont, WI $43,044

Beloit, WI $43,370

Black Earth, WI $43,997

Blanchardville, WI $43,577

Blue Mounds, WI $43,867

Blue River, WI $42,773

Brodhead, WI $43,408

Brooklyn, WI $44,016

Browntown, WI $43,121

Cambridge, WI $43,995

Gile, WI $42,680

Clinton, WI $43,442

Wausau, WI $42,822

Marshfield, WI $42,840

Abbotsford, WI $42,798

Amherst, WI $42,912

Amherst Junction, WI $42,864

Aniwa, WI $42,654

Antigo, WI $42,696

Arpin, WI $42,755

Athens, WI $42,700

Auburndale, WI $42,734

Babcock, WI $42,668

Birnamwood, WI $42,679

Blenker, WI $42,728

Bowler, WI $42,762

Brokaw, WI $42,764

Bryant, WI $42,604

Chili, WI $42,788

Colby, WI $42,775

Curtiss, WI $42,755

Custer, WI $42,803

Deerbrook, WI $42,601

Dorchester, WI $42,758

Edgar, WI $42,733

Eland, WI $42,728

Elcho, WI $42,622

Elderon, WI $42,754

Elton, WI $42,659

Galloway, WI $42,794

Gilman, WI $42,662

Jump River, WI $42,624

Gleason, WI $42,610

Granton, WI $42,786

Greenwood, WI $42,808

Hannibal, WI $42,655

Hatley, WI $42,711

Hewitt, WI $42,917

Irma, WI $42,629

Junction City, WI $42,712

Loyal, WI $42,804

Lublin, WI $42,698

Marathon, WI $42,726

Mattoon, WI $42,811

Medford, WI $42,712

Merrill, WI $42,698

Milladore, WI $42,727

Mosinee, WI $42,755

Neillsville, WI $42,845

Nekoosa, WI $42,770

Nelsonville, WI $42,957

Ogema, WI $42,597

Owen, WI $42,764

Pearson, WI $42,587

Pelican Lake, WI $42,589

Phlox, WI $42,779

Woodville, WI $44,189

Houlton, WI $45,781

Abrams, WI $42,823

Amberg, WI $42,564

Armstrong Creek, WI $42,575

Athelstane, WI $42,592

Black Creek, WI $43,287

Bonduel, WI $42,942

Brillion, WI $43,248

Cecil, WI $42,876

Coleman, WI $42,786

Combined Locks, WI $43,574

Crivitz, WI $42,709

De Pere, WI $42,915

Dunbar, WI $42,546

Fence, WI $42,502

Florence, WI $42,564

Forest Junction, WI $43,372

Gillett, WI $42,845

Goodman, WI $42,573

Greenleaf, WI $43,079

Green Valley, WI $42,856

Gresham, WI $42,829

Hilbert, WI $43,355

Kaukauna, WI $43,521

Freedom, WI $43,467

Keshena, WI $42,875

Kimberly, WI $43,577

Krakow, WI $42,857

Lakewood, WI $42,643

Lena, WI $42,815

Little Chute, WI $43,575

Little Suamico, WI $42,812

Marinette, WI $42,840

Mountain, WI $42,668

Neopit, WI $42,770

Niagara, WI $42,611

Nichols, WI $43,096

Oconto, WI $42,811

Oconto Falls, WI $42,835

Oneida, WI $42,861

Pembine, WI $42,583

Peshtigo, WI $42,804

Porterfield, WI $42,692

Potter, WI $43,271

Pound, WI $42,740

Pulaski, WI $42,873

Pickerel, WI $42,627

Pittsville, WI $42,724

Plover, WI $42,868

Port Edwards, WI $42,890

Rib Lake, WI $42,655

Ringle, WI $42,698

Rosholt, WI $42,786

Rothschild, WI $42,861

Rudolph, WI $42,741

Schofield, WI $42,826

Spencer, WI $42,796

Stetsonville, WI $42,732

Stevens Point, WI $42,849

Stratford, WI $42,760

Summit Lake, WI $42,634

Tigerton, WI $42,828

Tomahawk, WI $42,661

Unity, WI $42,762

Vesper, WI $42,747

Westboro, WI $42,600

White Lake, WI $42,622

Willard, WI $42,799

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $42,823

Withee, WI $42,739

Wittenberg, WI $42,777

Rhinelander, WI $42,685

Argonne, WI $42,548

Boulder Junction, WI $42,574

Brantwood, WI $42,535

Butternut, WI $42,465

Catawba, WI $42,548

Clam Lake, WI $42,318

Conover, WI $42,596

Crandon, WI $42,663

Eagle River, WI $42,660

Fifield, WI $42,521

Poplar, WI $43,180

Port Wing, WI $42,825

Seymour, WI $43,044

Oak Creek, WI $44,544

Adell, WI $43,674

Allenton, WI $43,833

Ashippun, WI $43,974

Belgium, WI $44,102

Brookfield, WI $44,991

Brownsville, WI $43,238

Butler, WI $45,017

Campbellsport, WI $43,452

Cascade, WI $43,416

Cedarburg, WI $44,608

Cedar Grove, WI $43,900

Chilton, WI $43,273

Cleveland, WI $43,100

Clyman, WI $43,630

Colgate, WI $44,537

Delafield, WI $44,270

Eden, WI $43,225

Elkhart Lake, WI $43,222

Fredonia, WI $44,091

Germantown, WI $44,722

Glenbeulah, WI $43,200

Grafton, WI $44,616

Greenbush, WI $43,199

Hartford, WI $44,144

Hartland, WI $44,404

Hingham, WI $43,604

Horicon, WI $43,503

Hubertus, WI $44,477

Hustisford, WI $43,677

Iron Ridge, WI $43,742

Ixonia, WI $43,878

Jackson, WI $44,481

Johnson Creek, WI $43,743

Juneau, WI $43,503

Kewaskum, WI $43,852

Kiel, WI $43,146

Kohler, WI $43,332

Lannon, WI $44,784

Lebanon, WI $43,720

Lomira, WI $43,441

Malone, WI $43,236

Mayville, WI $43,455

Menomonee Falls, WI $44,851

Merton, WI $44,477

Mount Calvary, WI $43,273

Nashotah, WI $44,260

Neosho, WI $43,894

Newburg, WI $44,270

New Holstein, WI $43,212

Newton, WI $43,059

North Lake, WI $44,632

Oakfield, WI $43,158

Oconomowoc, WI $44,086

Okauchee, WI $44,212

Oostburg, WI $43,684

Pewaukee, WI $44,597

Plymouth, WI $43,280

Port Washington, WI $44,346

Random Lake, WI $43,881

Richfield, WI $44,501

Rubicon, WI $43,970

Saint Cloud, WI $43,268

Saukville, WI $44,401

Sheboygan, WI $43,456

Sheboygan Falls, WI $43,310

Slinger, WI $44,283

Stockbridge, WI $43,370

Sussex, WI $44,631

West Bend, WI $44,053

Theresa, WI $43,701

Thiensville, WI $44,937

Waldo, WI $43,565

Watertown, WI $43,688

Mequon, WI $44,822

Woodland, WI $43,781

Bassett, WI $43,682

Benet Lake, WI $43,641

Big Bend, WI $44,363

Bristol, WI $43,647

Burlington, WI $43,729

Caledonia, WI $43,892

Camp Lake, WI $43,695

Cudahy, WI $45,036

Darien, WI $43,489

Delavan, WI $43,471

Dousman, WI $43,967

Eagle, WI $43,886

Cobb, WI $43,191

Cottage Grove, WI $44,247

Cross Plains, WI $44,136

Dane, WI $44,133

Darlington, WI $43,167

Deerfield, WI $44,125

De Forest, WI $44,183

Dodgeville, WI $43,385

Edgerton, WI $43,898

Edmund, WI $43,286

Evansville, WI $43,778

Footville, WI $43,504

Fort Atkinson, WI $43,710

Gotham, WI $43,383

Gratiot, WI $42,973

Hanover, WI $43,495

Highland, WI $43,133

Hollandale, WI $43,646

Janesville, WI $43,529

Shawano, WI $42,900

Sherwood, WI $43,483

Shiocton, WI $43,177

Sobieski, WI $42,819

Suamico, WI $42,808

Suring, WI $42,754

Townsend, WI $42,663

Wausaukee, WI $42,637

Wrightstown, WI $43,355

Zachow, WI $42,889

Algoma, WI $42,810

Baileys Harbor, WI $42,693

Brussels, WI $42,806

Casco, WI $42,814

Collins, WI $43,150

Denmark, WI $42,865

Egg Harbor, WI $42,727

Ellison Bay, WI $42,654

Ephraim, WI $42,726

Fish Creek, WI $42,698

Forestville, WI $42,807

Francis Creek, WI $42,915

Kellnersville, WI $42,943

Kewaunee, WI $42,835

Luxemburg, WI $42,815

Manitowoc, WI $42,996

Maplewood, WI $42,799

Maribel, WI $42,916

Mishicot, WI $42,880

New Franken, WI $42,809

Reedsville, WI $43,031

Saint Nazianz, WI $43,115

Sister Bay, WI $42,701

Sturgeon Bay, WI $42,814

Tisch Mills, WI $42,861

Two Rivers, WI $42,877

Valders, WI $43,095

Washington Island, WI $42,629

Whitelaw, WI $42,945

Green Bay, WI $42,803

East Troy, WI $43,886

Elkhorn, WI $43,584

Elm Grove, WI $45,017

Fontana, WI $43,481

Franksville, WI $43,863

Genesee Depot, WI $44,201

Genoa City, WI $43,605

Greendale, WI $44,985

Hales Corners, WI $44,908

Franklin, WI $44,649

Helenville, WI $43,640

Honey Creek, WI $43,749

Kansasville, WI $43,733

Kenosha, WI $43,548

New Berlin, WI $44,767

Lake Geneva, WI $43,457

Lyons, WI $43,691

Mukwonago, WI $44,154

Muskego, WI $44,434

New Munster, WI $43,696

North Prairie, WI $44,130

Fremont, WI $43,213

Rice Lake, WI $42,696

Sarona, WI $42,592

Shell Lake, WI $42,628

Siren, WI $43,059

Solon Springs, WI $42,818

South Range, WI $43,222

Springbrook, WI $42,510

Stone Lake, WI $42,526

Superior, WI $43,268

Trego, WI $42,555

Turtle Lake, WI $43,519

Wascott, WI $42,774

Washburn, WI $42,610

Webster, WI $42,662

Weyerhaeuser, WI $42,593

Winter, WI $42,390

Oshkosh, WI $43,327

Almond, WI $42,858

Appleton, WI $43,577

Bancroft, WI $42,724

Bear Creek, WI $43,108

Berlin, WI $43,137

Big Falls, WI $43,008

Butte Des Morts, WI $43,304

Caroline, WI $42,892

Clintonville, WI $43,003

Coloma, WI $42,746

Dale, WI $43,383

Eldorado, WI $43,224

Embarrass, WI $42,988

Eureka, WI $43,149

Fond Du Lac, WI $43,434

Jefferson, WI $43,673

Juda, WI $43,354

Lake Mills, WI $43,882

Linden, WI $43,241

Livingston, WI $43,018

Lodi, WI $43,992

Lone Rock, WI $43,253

Lowell, WI $43,712

Mc Farland, WI $44,296

Marshall, WI $44,078

Mazomanie, WI $43,974

Merrimac, WI $43,801

Middleton, WI $44,264

Milton, WI $43,548

Mineral Point, WI $43,259

Monroe, WI $43,327

Montfort, WI $43,037

Monticello, WI $43,656

Morrisonville, WI $44,137

Mount Horeb, WI $43,930

Muscoda, WI $42,964

New Glarus, WI $43,835

Oregon, WI $44,222

Orfordville, WI $43,454

Plain, WI $43,384

Prairie Du Sac, WI $43,824

Reeseville, WI $43,801

Rewey, WI $43,067

Richland Center, WI $42,921

Ridgeway, WI $43,696

Sauk City, WI $43,836

Sextonville, WI $43,315

Sharon, WI $43,479

Shullsburg, WI $42,891

South Wayne, WI $43,065

Spring Green, WI $43,551

Stoughton, WI $44,138

Sun Prairie, WI $44,183

Verona, WI $44,171

Waterloo, WI $43,942

Waunakee, WI $44,281

Windsor, WI $44,254

Woodford, WI $43,320

Madison, WI $44,375

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	$62,030	$30.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,815	$29.0	35%
Biotechnology	$57,599	$28.0	30%
Financial Services	$55,384	$27.0	25%
Insurance	$53,169	$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.

$40,969

Average $44,307/year

$50,031

$3,414

Average $3,692/month

$4,169

$788

Average $852/week

$962

$20

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,031	$4,169	$962	$24
Average	$44,307	$3,692	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$40,969	$3,414	$788	$20

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