The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction laborers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $28,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,160.
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 | $43,350 | 15.71% | 29.18% |
| 2021 | $36,540 | 5.04% | - |
| 2020 | $34,700 | -1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $35,260 | -7.37% | - |
| 2018 | $37,860 | 10.04% | - |
| 2017 | $34,060 | 6.99% | - |
| 2016 | $31,680 | 11.08% | - |
| 2015 | $28,170 | -4.58% | - |
| 2014 | $29,460 | 2.07% | - |
| 2013 | $28,850 | -6.41% | - |
| 2012 | $30,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,350, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for construction laborers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Weirton-Steubenville (median annual salary of $46,280). Compared with Weirton-Steubenville, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Huntington-Ashland is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower.