The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $40,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,350.
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 | $50,040 | 3.48% | 13.83% |
| 2021 | $48,300 | 1.61% | - |
| 2020 | $47,520 | 1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $46,930 | 4.18% | - |
| 2018 | $44,970 | 1.67% | - |
| 2017 | $44,220 | 2.33% | - |
| 2016 | $43,190 | -4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $45,190 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $44,370 | 3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $42,840 | -0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $43,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,040 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boulder and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greeley | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pueblo | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |