The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $24,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,760.
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 | $31,030 | 4.61% | 16.27% |
| 2021 | $29,600 | -2.16% | - |
| 2020 | $30,240 | 1.59% | - |
| 2019 | $29,760 | 0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $29,740 | 2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $28,930 | -0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $29,130 | -0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $29,400 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $29,080 | 10.66% | - |
| 2013 | $25,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $25,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,030 in Birmingham-Hoover 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 Birmingham-Hoover is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.