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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Salary in Burlington, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Burlington, NC is $71,390. BLS estimates approximately 360 people work in this occupation in Burlington, NC. Burlington, NC is 10.7% below the national median ($79,920).

Median salary
$71,390
Average salary
$73,120
Median hourly
$34.32
Employment
360

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$51,790$24.90
25th percentile$59,030$28.38
Median (50th)$71,390$34.32
75th percentile$87,890$42.26
90th percentile$104,080$50.04

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
5.268
Location quotient
1.01

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Burlington, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.196, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $76,602 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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