The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $33,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,950.
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 | $45,140 | 12.94% | 29.62% |
| 2021 | $39,300 | 5.09% | - |
| 2020 | $37,300 | 3.27% | - |
| 2019 | $36,080 | 0.83% | - |
| 2018 | $35,780 | 2.10% | - |
| 2017 | $35,030 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $33,750 | 7.61% | - |
| 2015 | $31,180 | -4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $32,510 | 2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $31,580 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $31,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,140 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.