The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $28,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,360.
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 | $37,380 | 2.73% | 22.15% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 6.13% | - |
| 2020 | $34,130 | 6.21% | - |
| 2019 | $32,010 | -1.34% | - |
| 2018 | $32,440 | 1.02% | - |
| 2017 | $32,110 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $30,420 | 5.00% | - |
| 2015 | $28,900 | -2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $29,630 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $29,530 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $29,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,380 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Hammond | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |