High paying construction jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every construction occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single construction job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,350 – $103,62016,770
2Construction and Building Inspectors$76,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,620 – $115,9202,460
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,530 – $100,7109,270
4Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,660 – $81,2207,980
5Electricians$61,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,920 – $86,80017,240
6Carpenters$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820 – $77,79012,710
7Structural Iron and Steel Workers$59,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980 – $92,2703,470
8Brickmasons and Blockmasons$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,520 – $75,470930
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,260
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $78,4406,120
10Glaziers$57,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,050 – $70,7002,000
11Tile and Stone Setters$53,500
No formal educational credential
$37,290 – $69,290780
12Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$52,270
No formal educational credential
$37,470 – $69,8801,930
13Sheet Metal Workers$51,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $81,6002,550
14Solar Photovoltaic Installers$51,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $78,7901,000
15Plasterers and Stucco Masons$49,700
No formal educational credential
$38,010 – $79,8001,310
16Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,860
No formal educational credential
$40,780 – $64,6103,920
17Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$47,840
No formal educational credential
$37,370 – $59,710750
18Roofers$47,760
No formal educational credential
$33,550 – $62,6202,700
19Construction Laborers$46,910
No formal educational credential
$36,770 – $62,25029,230
20Helpers--Electricians$46,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,660 – $56,160930

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,840	$59,350 – $103,620	16,770
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,650	$56,620 – $115,920	2,460
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,750	$46,530 – $100,710	9,270
4	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,540	$48,660 – $81,220	7,980
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,210	$46,920 – $86,800	17,240
6	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$39,820 – $77,790	12,710
7	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,540	$47,980 – $92,270	3,470
8	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$49,520 – $75,470	930
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$59,260	$48,880 – $78,440	6,120
10	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,170	$46,050 – $70,700	2,000
11	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$53,500	$37,290 – $69,290	780
12	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$52,270	$37,470 – $69,880	1,930
13	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,230	$36,440 – $81,600	2,550
14	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,200	$38,770 – $78,790	1,000
15	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$49,700	$38,010 – $79,800	1,310
16	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,860	$40,780 – $64,610	3,920
17	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$47,840	$37,370 – $59,710	750
18	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$47,760	$33,550 – $62,620	2,700
19	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,910	$36,770 – $62,250	29,230
20	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,580	$39,660 – $56,160	930

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