And they\u2019re earning more than most<\/p>\n
BY RICHARD KHAVKINE<\/p>\n
Posted 10\/31\/25<\/p>\n
Even as builders across New York scramble to fill open jobs, one group is making quiet but steady inroads: women. Once nearly absent from the state\u2019s construction sites and offices, women now make up about 9 percent of New York State\u2019s construction workforce \u2014 and they\u2019re earning more than most of their peers nationwide, according to new data.<\/p>\n
An analysis by the trade publication Construction Coverage<\/a>, drawing on U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis data, found that women working full-time in New York\u2019s construction industry earn a median annual wage of $62,539, compared with $54,044 nationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n This item is available in full to subscribers.<\/p>\n \t\tAttention subscribers<\/p>\n \n\t\tWe have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tIf you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password<\/a>, if you’ve not yet logged in to your account on this new site.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tIf you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here<\/a> to view your options for changing you subscription level.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tOtherwise, click here<\/a> to view your options for subscribing.\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tPlease log in to continue<\/p>\n Need an account? \t\tDigital subscribers<\/p>\n \n\t\tIf you’re a digital subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here<\/a> to create one.\n\t\t<\/p>\n \t\tPrint-only subscribers<\/p>\n \n\t\tIf you’re a print-only subscriber, click here<\/a> to view options for changing your subscription level.\n\t\t<\/p>\n \t\tNon-subscribers<\/p>\n
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