The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $33,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,640.
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 | $51,510 | -14.21% | -1.01% |
| 2016 | $58,830 | -3.35% | - |
| 2015 | $60,800 | 18.50% | - |
| 2014 | $49,550 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $48,530 | -7.21% | - |
| 2012 | $52,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,510 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |