The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $25,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,480 | 13.50% | 16.88% |
| 2021 | $30,690 | -6.52% | - |
| 2020 | $32,690 | 3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $31,460 | 2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $30,650 | 10.08% | - |
| 2017 | $27,560 | 1.74% | - |
| 2016 | $27,080 | -1.51% | - |
| 2015 | $27,490 | -12.37% | - |
| 2013 | $30,890 | 4.53% | - |
| 2012 | $29,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,480 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Auburn-Opelika is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.