The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $36,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,860 | 5.11% | 25.87% |
| 2021 | $47,310 | 5.62% | - |
| 2020 | $44,650 | 2.42% | - |
| 2019 | $43,570 | 9.48% | - |
| 2018 | $39,440 | 3.04% | - |
| 2017 | $38,240 | 3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $36,760 | 3.65% | - |
| 2015 | $35,420 | 2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $34,550 | -1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $35,130 | -5.21% | - |
| 2012 | $36,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,860 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.