The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $29,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.
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 | $36,630 | 0.35% | 28.34% |
| 2021 | $36,500 | 3.56% | - |
| 2020 | $35,200 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $34,390 | 7.10% | - |
| 2018 | $31,950 | 5.16% | - |
| 2017 | $30,300 | 2.11% | - |
| 2016 | $29,660 | 3.88% | - |
| 2015 | $28,510 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $28,380 | 4.23% | - |
| 2013 | $27,180 | 3.42% | - |
| 2012 | $26,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,630 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.