The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $27,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,430.
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 | $38,120 | 19.46% | 26.08% |
| 2021 | $30,700 | -14.72% | - |
| 2020 | $35,220 | 7.33% | - |
| 2019 | $32,640 | 9.25% | - |
| 2018 | $29,620 | -9.49% | - |
| 2017 | $32,430 | 5.24% | - |
| 2016 | $30,730 | 12.72% | - |
| 2015 | $26,820 | 12.83% | - |
| 2014 | $23,380 | 2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $22,890 | -23.11% | - |
| 2012 | $28,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,120 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Weirton-Steubenville and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Cumberland | |
| Charleston | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Morgantown | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Winchester | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |