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Construction Laborers Salary in Lafayette, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,610
25th Percentile Wage
$26,030
50th Percentile Wage
$30,050
75th Percentile Wage
$41,380
90th Percentile Wage
$58,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,610.

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
$30,050
8.49% 14.68%
2013
$27,500
6.76% -
2012
$25,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Laborers Salary in Lafayette with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,050 in Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Lafayette is 41.4 percent (41.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$51,310
Indianapolis-Carmel
$48,350
Elkhart-Goshen
$47,820
Michigan City-La Porte
$47,230
Fort Wayne
$47,010
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$46,750
Columbus
$45,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$45,290
Kokomo
$44,620
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$42,970
Terre Haute
$41,600
Gary
$38,660
Muncie
$37,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,200
Lafayette
$30,050
Anderson
$27,800