The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,140.
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 | $29,970 | 4.70% | 34.23% |
| 2021 | $28,560 | 16.49% | - |
| 2020 | $23,850 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $22,980 | 13.79% | - |
| 2018 | $19,810 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $18,930 | 0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $18,790 | -2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $19,260 | -16.72% | - |
| 2014 | $22,480 | 6.14% | - |
| 2013 | $21,100 | 6.59% | - |
| 2012 | $19,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,970 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.