The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,490 | 3.98% | 4.96% |
| 2016 | $38,880 | 1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $38,200 | -0.79% | - |
| 2014 | $38,500 | -7.84% | - |
| 2013 | $41,520 | 7.32% | - |
| 2012 | $38,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,490 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.