Average cost of construction workers and employees: ministerial tables updated

Tables of employees and workers

The ministerial tables show the average hourly cost of labor for personnel employed by companies in the construction sector and similar activities and cooperatives, divided between workers and employees. The cost of labor is further detailed at the provincial level.

• The employee table: within the table on the average cost of employees, the values ​​are distinguished based on the seven levels of classification to which the management function is added.
• The workers table: in the tables dedicated to workers the costs are divided into four classification levels, from the first to the fourth.

Where to find the ministerial tables?

Users can find the tables on personnel costs by connecting to the institutional website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies “lavoro.gov.it” and subsequently following the path “Home – Topics and priorities – Labor relations and industrial relations – Focus On – Economic analyzes and labor costs – Construction and similar sectorOn the ministry page there are links to:

• Directorial decree number 23 of 26 March 2026;
• Employee tables;
• Workers tables.

How to read ministerial employee tables?

In each individual provincial table the following are displayed:

• The monthly remuneration elements, such as minimum basic pay, seniority increments, contingency allowance, EDR, function allowance, variable element of remuneration, production bonus (total A);
• Additional charges, such as holidays, November 4th, thirteenth month’s salary, annual premium, transport allowance, loyalty bonus (total B);
• Social security and welfare costs, such as INPS and INAIL paid by the company (total C).

Once the totals A, B and C are added the table adds:

• Canteen replacement allowance;
• TFR;
• TFR revaluation;
• Various allowances;
• Contractual supplementary pension contribution;
• Health fund (Sanedil);

thus obtaining the average monthly cost. At this point the average monthly cost is divided by the average annual hours worked (1,567). The result of the division corresponds to the average hourly cost.

The ministerial document also provides the value of the gross monthly salary and the hourly salary (also gross).

How to read the workers’ ministerial tables?

The labor cost tables for blue collar workers are structured similarly to those for white collar workers. The document shows:

• Hourly pay elements (total A), as a minimum, contingency allowance, EDR, variable remuneration element, ITS sector allowance;
• Additional charges (total B), such as pay for 12 holidays, pay for 4 November, annual rest, construction fund provision for GNF, transport allowance, assembly remuneration – right to study – training, construction fund provision for illness – accident – annual rest, employment incentive fund;
• Social security and welfare charges (total C), such as INPS, INAIL, Company Building Fund contributions, INPS / INAIL contribution increase on Building Fund contributions and Employment Incentive Fund.

Add to the sum of A, B and C:

• Canteen replacement allowance;
• TFR;
• TFR revaluation;
• Various charges such as travel, supplementary pension, 50% inconvenience allowance;
• Contractual supplementary pension contribution;
• Health fund (Sanedil);

thus obtaining the average hourly cost.

What is the usefulness of ministerial tables?

Given the authoritative source at the origin of the data, the hourly cost of labor shown in the ministerial tables represents a reference value for companies and professionals to use, for example, when participating in tenders.

Thanks to the use of the tables it is not necessary to justify the hourly cost with additional documents, for example the Single Labor Register or UniEmens reports, with a clear gain in terms of time dedicated to the practice and a drastic reduction in the margin of error.

What are the aspects to pay attention to?

Having clarified the pros of using ministerial tables, let’s move on to the cons. The data exposed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies represent, as clarified in the directorial decree, a value “medium”.

The real cost borne by the company may therefore differ from the tables, for example due to:

• Contributory – fiscal – benefits of another nature, which the company benefits from in accordance with current provisions;
• Charges relating to infrastructure, equipment, machinery and other measures related to the implementation of the provisions referred to in Legislative Decree 9 April 2008, number 81 and subsequent amendments;
• INPS contribution rate, variable based on the company’s employment class;
• INAIL rate, variable based on the activity carried out and the company’s accident rate;
• The company’s own absenteeism rate, different from the data used to obtain the theoretical annual hours referred to in the ministerial tables.