The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $36,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,790.
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 | $48,090 | 3.51% | 24.91% |
| 2021 | $46,400 | 0.11% | - |
| 2020 | $46,350 | 6.52% | - |
| 2019 | $43,330 | 7.02% | - |
| 2018 | $40,290 | 5.83% | - |
| 2017 | $37,940 | 3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $36,450 | 1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $35,840 | -0.53% | - |
| 2014 | $36,030 | -5.61% | - |
| 2013 | $38,050 | 5.10% | - |
| 2012 | $36,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,090 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.