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Construction workers in Pakistan: pay and what to ask

Updated 4 November 2026

Published rates put unskilled helpers at about Rs 800–1,500 a day and skilled masons, carpenters and steel fixers at about Rs 2,000–3,500 a day in Pakistan, approximately, according to construction websites, November 2026. Some published labour rates are per hour, at about Rs 540 to Rs 680 for a concrete worker or electrician. For current offers in your city, send a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Rules: what contractors must register

The Pakistani sources we found cover contractors and companies rather than individual labourers. A construction company needs registration with the SECP and the FBR, and with the Pakistan Engineering Council. Provincial works departments ask contractors for an engineering council certificate, a copy of the national identity card and a tax registration certificate, and they register contractors by category and by the construction cost limit they can take. Check that the firm you hire is within its limit.

None of the snippets we found requires a licence for an individual helper, so ask the contractor for registration papers on any large job rather than assuming.

Season: heat and the mild months

The climate is desert, with very hot summers from May to September and mild winters from November to March. Outdoor work is easiest in the mild months, and November is the start of that period, so a crew booked now starts in good conditions. In the hot months, agree early start times and shaded breaks before work begins.

How the work is paid and where

Helpers are usually paid per day and skilled trades per day or per hour, so ask which unit the offer uses. Confirm whether the rate includes meals, transport and accommodation, and whether the crew is paid by the day or on a contract. Cities to ask are Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad.

Do not compare wages with whole-house costs. Published construction costs of about Rs 2,800–3,700 per square foot for grey structure cover the whole build, not day rates.

What to write in your request

Give the type of work, such as masonry, tiling, painting or finishing, the pay you offer in Rs per day or per hour, and the workplace in your city. Add the schedule and start date, the years of experience you need, whether the job is day work, a contract or monthly employment, and whether you want one worker or a team. Say if accommodation is needed.

To find workers on BlaBlaPrice, describe the job in a chat and add a photo of the site if you have one. BlaBlaPrice's AI asks for missing details, looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Pakistan, and shows what it finds. Registered sellers reply in the chat with their own offer, and your contacts stay hidden. For a general helper for the first stage, see general labourer, or send the request from the home page.