The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $42,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,660.
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 | $57,540 | -0.97% | 22.05% |
| 2021 | $58,100 | -1.39% | - |
| 2020 | $58,910 | 7.81% | - |
| 2019 | $54,310 | -3.92% | - |
| 2018 | $56,440 | 9.43% | - |
| 2017 | $51,120 | 8.63% | - |
| 2016 | $46,710 | 9.46% | - |
| 2015 | $42,290 | -2.96% | - |
| 2014 | $43,540 | 1.95% | - |
| 2013 | $42,690 | -5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $44,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,540 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.