The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $35,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,070.
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 | $48,890 | 4.30% | 24.18% |
| 2021 | $46,790 | 2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $45,770 | 1.11% | - |
| 2019 | $45,260 | 7.73% | - |
| 2018 | $41,760 | 6.82% | - |
| 2017 | $38,910 | 1.34% | - |
| 2016 | $38,390 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $37,990 | -2.37% | - |
| 2014 | $38,890 | 4.63% | - |
| 2013 | $37,090 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $37,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,890, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for construction laborers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $54,610). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower.