The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $31,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,970 | -0.57% | 20.48% |
| 2016 | $47,240 | 3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $45,530 | 3.03% | - |
| 2014 | $44,150 | 13.23% | - |
| 2013 | $38,310 | 2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $37,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,970 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.