The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $31,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,450.
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 | $42,690 | 11.20% | 35.25% |
| 2021 | $37,910 | -0.13% | - |
| 2020 | $37,960 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $36,560 | 5.03% | - |
| 2018 | $34,720 | -0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $34,740 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $33,220 | -5.24% | - |
| 2015 | $34,960 | 1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $34,590 | 14.95% | - |
| 2013 | $29,420 | 6.05% | - |
| 2012 | $27,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,690, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for construction laborers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $44,790). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.
| 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 |