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Construction Laborers Salary in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,600
25th Percentile Wage
$32,860
50th Percentile Wage
$36,990
75th Percentile Wage
$42,000
90th Percentile Wage
$47,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,600.

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
$36,990
0.65% 36.50%
2021
$36,750
8.38% -
2020
$33,670
1.90% -
2019
$33,030
10.11% -
2018
$29,690
-1.15% -
2017
$30,030
5.56% -
2016
$28,360
0.53% -
2015
$28,210
7.05% -
2014
$26,220
3.09% -
2013
$25,410
7.56% -
2012
$23,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Laborers Salary in Raleigh-Cary with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,990 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Raleigh-Cary is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Wilmington and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wilmington
$37,360
Durham-Chapel Hill
$37,340
Raleigh-Cary
$36,990
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,340
Asheville
$36,290
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,570
Greensboro-High Point
$35,480
Winston-Salem
$35,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$35,220
Burlington
$34,510
Goldsboro
$34,450
Greenville
$33,990
Rocky Mount
$33,790
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$33,470
New Bern
$33,400
Fayetteville
$32,960
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$32,860
Jacksonville
$32,080

See also: Top paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina.