The salary statistics of construction trades helpers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of construction trades helpers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of construction trades helpers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The construction trades helpers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction trades helpers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) construction trades helpers is $44,390. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $29,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $20,290. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 118% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of construction trades helpers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29,180 | 2.74% | 8.94% |
| 2015 | 28,380 | 2.96% | - |
| 2014 | 27,540 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | 26,990 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | 26,570 | - | - |
The average salaries of construction trades helpers in 16 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for construction trades helpers occupations is the federal, state, and local government sector with an annual salary $43,260. The lowest paying sector is the retail trade sector (annual salary $25,130).
