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Construction Laborers Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Kansas City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Laborers in Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,570
25th Percentile Wage
$35,690
50th Percentile Wage
$41,070
75th Percentile Wage
$52,940
90th Percentile Wage
$72,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,570.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,070
7.57% 5.48%
2021
$37,960
-10.67% -
2020
$42,010
5.83% -
2019
$39,560
-2.50% -
2018
$40,550
4.78% -
2017
$38,610
0.70% -
2016
$38,340
4.72% -
2015
$36,530
-2.52% -
2014
$37,450
-0.37% -
2013
$37,590
-3.27% -
2012
$38,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Laborers Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,070 in Kansas City is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Kansas City is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 14.1 percent (14.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$52,640
Jefferson City
$49,830
Columbia
$48,350
St Joseph
$46,350
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$45,160
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$44,970
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$44,320
Joplin
$43,890
Springfield
$41,620
Kansas City
$41,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$39,420
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$38,440
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$35,260

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.