{"id":1150,"date":"2026-07-13T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/pay-per-diem-index\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:12:38","slug":"indice-de-dietas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/pay-per-diem-index\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00cdndice de salarios y dietas para trabajadores itinerantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"rt-section is-light\">\n<div class=\"rt-wrap\"><span class=\"rt-eyebrow\">Data<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"rt-h1\">Traveling Trades Pay &amp; Per-Diem Index<\/h1>\n<p class=\"rt-lead\">State-level wage medians for 28 traveling trades from BLS OEWS data, plus current GSA per-diem rates &#8211; the federal lodging and M&amp;IE ceilings travelers and recruiters plan against. Refreshed monthly.<\/p>\n<style>\n.rt-pi__scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:14px 0;}\n.rt-pi__table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;}\n.rt-pi__table th,.rt-pi__table td{padding:9px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(30,35,42,.12);white-space:nowrap;}\n.rt-pi__table th{font-weight:700;font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;}\n.rt-pi__num{text-align:right !important;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}\n.rt-pi__badge{display:inline-block;background:#1E232A;color:#fff;border-radius:999px;padding:2px 10px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;}\n.rt-pi__trade{margin-top:34px;}\n.rt-pi__nat{font-size:15px;margin:6px 0 2px;}\n.rt-pi__note{font-size:13px;color:#5b6572;margin-top:6px;}\n.rt-pi__faq h3{margin-top:22px;}\n.rt-pi__meta{font-size:13px;color:#5b6572;border-top:1px solid rgba(30,35,42,.12);margin-top:34px;padding-top:14px;}\n<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"rt-h2\" id=\"per-diem\">GSA per-diem rates - FY2026<\/h2><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">Standard CONUS rate (applies to most U.S. counties): <strong>$110\/night lodging<\/strong> + <strong>$68\/day M&amp;IE<\/strong> = <strong>$178\/day<\/strong> federal ceiling.<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>Trade hub<\/th><th>County<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Lodging \/ night<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">M&amp;IE \/ day<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Total \/ day<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Houston, TX<\/td><td>Montgomery \/ Fort Bend \/ Harris<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$128<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$80<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$208<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Corpus Christi, TX<\/td><td>-<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$110<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$68<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$178<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midland, TX<\/td><td>Midland \/ Andrews \/ Ector \/ Martin<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$132<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$74<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$206<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Baton Rouge, LA<\/td><td>-<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$110<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$68<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$178<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lake Charles, LA<\/td><td>Allen \/ Jefferson Davis \/ Natchitoches \/ Rapides \/ Vernon Parishes<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$112<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$68<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$180<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pittsburgh, PA<\/td><td>Allegheny<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$138<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$80<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$218<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Columbus, OH<\/td><td>Franklin<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$131<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$80<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$211<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Savannah, GA<\/td><td>Chatham<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$176<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$80<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$256<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charlotte, NC<\/td><td>Mecklenburg<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$131<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$80<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$211<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greenville, SC<\/td><td>-<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$110<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$68<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$178<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Knoxville, TN<\/td><td>Knox<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$119<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$74<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$193<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phoenix, AZ<\/td><td>Maricopa<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$229<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$86<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\"><strong>$315<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"rt-pi__note\">Lodging shows the seasonal maximum. NSA = non-standard area (rates above the CONUS standard). Under the federal rules, M&amp;IE on the first and last travel day is 75% of the full rate.<\/p><h2 class=\"rt-h2\" id=\"wages\" style=\"margin-top:38px;\">Trade wages - statewide medians<\/h2><p class=\"rt-pi__note\">Hourly medians for all workers in each occupation, statewide (BLS OEWS 2025). Traveling and shutdown contracts frequently pay above the all-workers median, plus per diem.<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Boilermaker\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Boilermakers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2011)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$36.74\/hr<\/strong> (about $76,410\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $31.13&ndash;$45.88\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$43.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$41.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$41.13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$37.47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$33.55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.90<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Carpenter\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Carpenters <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2031)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$29.12\/hr<\/strong> (about $60,580\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.32&ndash;$36.94\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.42<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Concrete Finisher\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Cement Masons &amp; Concrete Finishers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2051)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$27.41\/hr<\/strong> (about $57,020\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.60&ndash;$32.15\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.23<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Driver\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Heavy &amp; Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 53-3032)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$28.19\/hr<\/strong> (about $58,640\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.06&ndash;$33.23\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.71<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Electrician\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Electricians <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2111)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$30.38\/hr<\/strong> (about $63,190\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.76&ndash;$40.36\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.31<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Equipment Operator\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Construction Equipment Operators <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2073)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$28.78\/hr<\/strong> (about $59,850\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.40&ndash;$37.10\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$38.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.02<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-HVAC Tech\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">HVAC &amp; Refrigeration Mechanics <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-9021)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$29.33\/hr<\/strong> (about $61,010\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.25&ndash;$37.05\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.49<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Industrial Mechanic\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Industrial Machinery Mechanics <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-9041)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$31.02\/hr<\/strong> (about $64,520\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $26.45&ndash;$37.88\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.97<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Instrument Tech\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Instrument &amp; Control Technicians <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-2094)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$35.62\/hr<\/strong> (about $74,090\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $28.86&ndash;$42.65\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$37.07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.01<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.58<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Insulator\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Insulation Workers (Mechanical) <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2132)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$28.05\/hr<\/strong> (about $58,340\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.13&ndash;$37.19\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$38.83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$38.66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$34.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.30<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Ironworker\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Structural Iron &amp; Steel Workers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2221)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$30.18\/hr<\/strong> (about $62,780\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.98&ndash;$39.74\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$39.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$34.54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$33.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$33.09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Lineman\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Electrical Power-Line Installers &amp; Repairers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-9051)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$45.83\/hr<\/strong> (about $95,320\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $32.34&ndash;$52.76\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$51.07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$49.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$44.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$41.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$40.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$40.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$38.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$37.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$37.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Machinist\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Machinists <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 51-4041)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$28.24\/hr<\/strong> (about $58,750\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.87&ndash;$32.55\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.87<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.77<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Mason\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Brickmasons &amp; Blockmasons <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2021)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$29.87\/hr<\/strong> (about $62,120\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $24.57&ndash;$38.15\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$34.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$33.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.01<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.40<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Millwright\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Millwrights <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-9044)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$31.59\/hr<\/strong> (about $65,700\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $27.11&ndash;$39.18\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$37.09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.59<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Painter\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Painters (Construction &amp; Maintenance) <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2141)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$23.75\/hr<\/strong> (about $49,400\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $21.46&ndash;$29.65\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$19.64<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Pipefitter\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Pipefitters &amp; Steamfitters <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2152)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$30.67\/hr<\/strong> (about $63,800\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $24.13&ndash;$40.92\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.44<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Plant\/Process Operator\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Chemical Plant &amp; System Operators <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 51-8091)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$37.56\/hr<\/strong> (about $78,120\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $29.01&ndash;$47.44\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$61.94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$49.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$48.10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$39.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$33.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.03<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Plumber\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Plumbers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2152)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$30.67\/hr<\/strong> (about $63,800\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $24.13&ndash;$40.92\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$36.69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.44<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-QA\/QC Inspector\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Construction &amp; Building Inspectors <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-4011)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$35.91\/hr<\/strong> (about $74,690\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $28.30&ndash;$45.54\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$31.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.29<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Rigger\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Riggers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 49-9096)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$30.12\/hr<\/strong> (about $62,640\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $23.18&ndash;$38.55\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$32.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.99<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Roofer\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Roofers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2181)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$26.65\/hr<\/strong> (about $55,440\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.24&ndash;$31.44\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.97<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Scaffold Builder\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Scaffold Builders <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2061)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$22.66\/hr<\/strong> (about $47,120\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $18.57&ndash;$28.72\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$19.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$18.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$18.38<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Sheet Metal Mechanic\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Sheet Metal Workers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2211)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$29.71\/hr<\/strong> (about $61,800\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.99&ndash;$39.24\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$35.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$34.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$27.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.87<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Shipfitter\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Structural Metal Fabricators &amp; Fitters <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 51-2041)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$24.68\/hr<\/strong> (about $51,330\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $21.93&ndash;$29.45\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$28.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.54<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Skilled Laborer\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Construction Laborers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2061)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$22.66\/hr<\/strong> (about $47,120\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $18.57&ndash;$28.72\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$20.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$19.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$18.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$18.38<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Solar Tech\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Solar Photovoltaic Installers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 47-2231)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$25.55\/hr<\/strong> (about $53,140\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.45&ndash;$30.23\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$30.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$22.18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$21.09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__trade\" id=\"pi-Welder\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Welders, Cutters &amp; Solderers <span class=\"rt-pi__note\" style=\"font-weight:400;\">(SOC 51-4121)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"rt-pi__nat\">National median: <strong>$25.84\/hr<\/strong> (about $53,750\/yr) &middot; middle half earns $22.50&ndash;$30.29\/hr<\/p><div class=\"rt-pi__scroll\"><table class=\"rt-pi__table\"><thead><tr><th>State<\/th><th class=\"rt-pi__num\">Median hourly<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$29.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$26.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$25.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$24.03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td class=\"rt-pi__num\">$23.10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"rt-h2\" id=\"faq\" style=\"margin-top:38px;\">Common questions<\/h2><div class=\"rt-pi__faq\"><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">What is per diem for traveling trades?<\/h3><p>Per diem is the daily allowance for lodging and meals &amp; incidentals (M&amp;IE) paid when a tradesperson works away from their tax home. The federal (GSA) standard rate for FY2026 is $110\/night lodging plus $68\/day M&amp;IE; designated high-cost areas run higher. Employers set their own per diem, commonly at or under the federal ceiling.<\/p><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">How much do traveling electricians make?<\/h3><p>The national median for electricians is $30.38\/hour (about $63,190\/year) per BLS OEWS 2025. Among tracked states, Indiana has the highest statewide median at $32.93\/hour. Traveling and shutdown contracts frequently pay above the all-workers median, plus per diem on top.<\/p><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">How much do traveling welders make?<\/h3><p>The national median for welders, cutters &amp; solderers is $25.84\/hour (about $53,750\/year) per BLS OEWS 2025. Among tracked states, Louisiana has the highest statewide median at $29.93\/hour. Traveling and shutdown contracts frequently pay above the all-workers median, plus per diem on top.<\/p><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">Do traveling trades jobs pay per diem on top of hourly wages?<\/h3><p>Typically yes. Traveling postings quote an hourly rate plus a per-diem amount per day worked or per week; the <a href=\"\/jobs\/\">RoadTrades job board<\/a> shows both on every posting so the full package is comparable.<\/p><h3 class=\"rt-h3\">What is a blended rate?<\/h3><p>A blended rate combines the hourly wage and the per diem into one effective hourly figure so offers with different wage\/per-diem splits are comparable. The <a href=\"\/blended-rate-calculator\/\">RoadTrades blended rate calculator<\/a> computes it, including take-home and household mode.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rt-pi__meta\" id=\"methodology\"><strong>Methodology &amp; sources.<\/strong> Wage figures are occupational medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics<\/a> program (retrieved via CareerOneStop), statewide, all workers in the occupation - individual traveling contracts vary and often pay above the median. Per-diem figures are the official federal ceilings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/travel\/plan-a-trip\/per-diem-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. General Services Administration<\/a> for fiscal year 2026; employers set their own per diem, commonly at or under the federal rate. Tracked states: TX, LA, OH, PA, WV, GA, NC, SC, TN, FL, AZ, IN. The index refreshes monthly. Last rebuilt 2026-07-14. 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