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Construction Laborers Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,180
25th Percentile Wage
$29,100
50th Percentile Wage
$41,590
75th Percentile Wage
$64,140
90th Percentile Wage
$89,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,590
-1.73% 1.08%
2016
$42,310
-12.38% -
2015
$47,550
10.35% -
2014
$42,630
6.94% -
2013
$39,670
-3.71% -
2012
$41,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Laborers Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,590 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Nassau-Suffolk is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$58,030
Binghamton
$48,810
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$48,580
Rochester
$48,330
Watertown-Fort Drum
$48,270
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,400
Syracuse
$46,180
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$45,470
Kingston
$45,180
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$43,890
Ithaca
$43,800
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,460
Utica-Rome
$43,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$42,770
Nassau-Suffolk
$41,590
Glens Falls
$39,880
Elmira
$39,830
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$38,200
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,830
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,020