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Construction Laborers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Laborers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,600
25th Percentile Wage
$26,140
50th Percentile Wage
$32,610
75th Percentile Wage
$47,650
90th Percentile Wage
$66,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$32,610
-7.85% -18.52%
2013
$35,170
-9.89% -
2012
$38,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Laborers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,610, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for construction laborers in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $59,840). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 45.5 percent (45.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$59,840
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$58,770
Vallejo-Fairfield
$58,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$57,540
Redding
$56,370
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$56,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$50,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$50,510
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,430
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,350
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,820
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,740
Yuba City
$48,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,200
Hanford-Corcoran
$47,360
El Centro
$47,360
Modesto
$47,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,250
Napa
$47,230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,190
Stockton
$46,860
Fresno
$46,850
Salinas
$46,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,360
Madera-Chowchilla
$46,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$46,250
Chico
$46,060
Visalia-Porterville
$45,710
Merced
$44,550
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,410
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,370
Bakersfield-Delano
$44,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,490
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,350
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$36,460
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$35,100
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$32,610