The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $37,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,940.
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 | $50,980 | -0.31% | 25.81% |
| 2021 | $51,140 | -4.67% | - |
| 2020 | $53,530 | 7.81% | - |
| 2019 | $49,350 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $48,110 | 5.01% | - |
| 2017 | $45,700 | 1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $45,050 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $43,220 | 1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $42,450 | 10.69% | - |
| 2013 | $37,910 | 0.24% | - |
| 2012 | $37,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,980, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for construction laborers in state of Washington, followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary $49,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Mount Vernon-Anacortes.