Utah

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Construction Employment
141K#23 in US
-13.1% vs national avg
Avg Hourly Wage
$32.95/hr#42 in US
-10.9% vs national avg
Federal Awards
$3.1B#32 in US
Employment per Capita
41.0%#3 in US
Avg Award Size
$23.7K
Market Concentration
Top 5: 29.4%
Did You Know?

Construction wages in Utah are 11% below the national average, signaling strong cost competitiveness.

Construction Employment — Top States

CA
920K
TX
870K
FL
653K
NY
399K
NC
274K
UT
141K

Average Hourly Wage — Top States

AK
$50.92 /hr
MA
$46.00 /hr
HI
$43.67 /hr
DC
$43.55 /hr
CA
$42.58 /hr
UT
$32.95 /hr

Open Federal Bids in Utah

Upgrade HVAC for Bee Lab/Headhouse in Logan, UT

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Due: 2026-05-05SBA
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Date Range

Federal Contracts

$3.1B

82.3%

Median Home Value

$533K

2.0%

Construction Employment

141,464

Market Demand

Medium47/100

Funding Overview

$50.5Mtotal tracked

Federal Contracts

$3.1B

State DOT Budget

$2K

FederalState

Where the Money Goes

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Spending by Fiscal Year

Agency Breakdown

$31.1Mtotal awards
Department of Veterans Affairs36%
Department of Transportation33%
Department of Defense17%
Department of the Interior13%
Other2%

Contractor Market Share

Contractor Market Share

  • HHI CORPORATION
  • M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY
  • BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP
  • NH1 JV
  • AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC
  • Other

Top Contractors

#ContractorAmount
#1HHI CORPORATION$354.2M
#2M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY$189.2M
#3BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP$180.0M
#4NH1 JV$150.5M
#5AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC$113.3M
#6HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.$106.4M
#7RHI LLC$102.5M
#8KEKOLU-RIO VISTA JOINT VENTURE, LLC$101.2M
#9SGJV, LLC$95.9M
#10GENEVA ROCK PRODUCTS INC$93.4M
#11RIO VISTA MANAGEMENT LLC$84.0M
#12NVE-HHI JV$76.8M
#13SAHARA PALMS INC$75.4M
#14CTI COMPANIES, LLC$54.6M
#15E CORP$50.8M
#16SHOFAR COMMUNICATIONS LLC$48.9M
#17FARAH CONSTRUCTION INC$43.4M
#18MSC DESIGN BUILD LLC$40.6M
#19ML-TKL CONSTRUCTION JV$38.1M
#20GLOBAL ENGINEERING SERVICES INC$35.3M

Recent Awards(20)

Federal contracts may have multi-year performance periods. Dates reflect the award action date from USAspending.gov.

DateRecipientAmount
Jan 16, 2026$10.2M
May 1, 2026$6.4M
Sep 5, 2026$3.5M
Mar 12, 2026$3.1M
Feb 9, 2026$2.5M
Jan 14, 2026$1.5M
Feb 26, 2026$985K
Jan 30, 2026$624K
Jun 15, 2026$617K
Mar 12, 2026$537K
Apr 7, 2026$323K
Feb 2, 2026$308K
Feb 9, 2026$169K
Jan 20, 2026$92K
Mar 3, 2026$66K
Apr 8, 2026$61K
Feb 23, 2026$51K
Apr 10, 2026$37K
Feb 27, 2026$37K
Mar 19, 2026$37K

Housing Market

$533K

2.0%

2026-02

Market Intelligence

Medium47/100

Construction Demand

Major National Contractors

FLR

Fluor Corporation

ACM

AECOM

J

Jacobs Solutions

TPC

Tutor Perini

MTZ

MasTec

PWR

Quanta Services

EME

EMCOR Group

GVA

Granite Construction

Workforce

Employment

141,464

Avg Hourly Wage

$32.95

Avg Annual Wage

$68,536

Bridge Conditions

Total Bridges

2,986

Poor Condition

69

2.3% of total

Average Age

41 yrs

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