The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $22,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,670.
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 | $30,180 | 2.58% | 6.86% |
| 2016 | $29,400 | 6.50% | - |
| 2015 | $27,490 | -0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $27,600 | -2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $28,290 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $28,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,180 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Sebring and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.