The salary statistics of construction trades workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of construction trades workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of construction trades workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The construction trades workers annual salary statistics are from 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 | $33,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction trades workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) construction trades workers is $88,300. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $49,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $33,780. We note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 161% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction trades workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,330 | 2.98% | 21.00% |
| 2021 | $47,860 | 0.79% | - |
| 2020 | $47,480 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $46,340 | 3.30% | - |
| 2018 | $44,810 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $43,490 | 2.71% | - |
| 2016 | $42,310 | 3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $41,020 | 2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $40,150 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $39,540 | 1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $38,970 | - | - |
The average salaries of construction trades workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for construction trades workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $79,090. The lowest paying sector is the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector (annual salary $41,440).
The average annual salary of construction trades worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.