The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $29,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,330.
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 | $37,360 | 2.06% | 19.14% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | 9.51% | - |
| 2020 | $33,110 | 4.92% | - |
| 2019 | $31,480 | 6.61% | - |
| 2018 | $29,400 | -2.31% | - |
| 2017 | $30,080 | -0.43% | - |
| 2016 | $30,210 | 3.14% | - |
| 2015 | $29,260 | -3.25% | - |
| 2012 | $30,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,360, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for construction laborers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $38,670). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.