The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $30,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,740.
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 | $41,920 | 10.07% | 23.81% |
| 2021 | $37,700 | 1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $36,970 | -1.95% | - |
| 2019 | $37,690 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $35,020 | -1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $35,580 | -2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $36,380 | -1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $36,830 | 4.43% | - |
| 2014 | $35,200 | 3.95% | - |
| 2013 | $33,810 | 5.53% | - |
| 2012 | $31,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,920 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Flint and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.