Estimate how a building's labor cost shifts across locations by weighting BLS OEWS wage rates against the trade mix you expect on the job.
Labor Mix
Enter each trade's share of total labor as a percentage. Should total 100%.
Total
0%
This is the same percentage split for every location compared, only the wage rates change by metro.
Locations
Add any number of metro areas to compare.
Add two or more locations to see a comparison.
Wage data shown is a placeholder sample set for development, not the current BLS release.
Production data is pulled annually from the BLS OEWS metro-area file (most recent
publication: May 2025 estimates, released May 2026). Do not use these figures for
actual estimating until the live dataset is wired in.