The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $30,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,730.
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 | $43,890 | -4.47% | 15.40% |
| 2021 | $45,850 | 16.64% | - |
| 2020 | $38,220 | 2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $37,080 | -2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $37,930 | 5.88% | - |
| 2017 | $35,700 | -0.34% | - |
| 2016 | $35,820 | 15.21% | - |
| 2015 | $30,370 | -10.80% | - |
| 2014 | $33,650 | 6.54% | - |
| 2013 | $31,450 | -18.06% | - |
| 2012 | $37,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,890 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.