The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
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 | $29,320 | -24.32% | 14.46% |
| 2021 | $36,450 | 24.94% | - |
| 2020 | $27,360 | -5.85% | - |
| 2019 | $28,960 | 3.14% | - |
| 2018 | $28,050 | -5.63% | - |
| 2017 | $29,630 | -11.07% | - |
| 2016 | $32,910 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $32,590 | 20.62% | - |
| 2014 | $25,870 | -1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $26,370 | 4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $25,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,320 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.