The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $29,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,790.
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 | $39,690 | 5.49% | 36.56% |
| 2021 | $37,510 | 3.97% | - |
| 2020 | $36,020 | 7.25% | - |
| 2019 | $33,410 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $32,520 | 6.58% | - |
| 2017 | $30,380 | 0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $30,350 | 0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $30,320 | -2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $31,180 | 5.93% | - |
| 2013 | $29,330 | 14.15% | - |
| 2012 | $25,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,690 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Lexington-Fayette is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |