The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $27,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,920.
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 | $35,850 | 14.64% | 29.15% |
| 2021 | $30,600 | -8.92% | - |
| 2020 | $33,330 | 4.71% | - |
| 2019 | $31,760 | 6.55% | - |
| 2018 | $29,680 | 8.15% | - |
| 2017 | $27,260 | 3.26% | - |
| 2016 | $26,370 | -1.74% | - |
| 2015 | $26,830 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $26,080 | 2.91% | - |
| 2013 | $25,320 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $25,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,850 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisonburg and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisonburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |