The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $38,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,070.
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 | $46,290 | 0.54% | 31.67% |
| 2021 | $46,040 | 16.14% | - |
| 2020 | $38,610 | 1.42% | - |
| 2019 | $38,060 | 5.70% | - |
| 2018 | $35,890 | 1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $35,210 | -0.17% | - |
| 2016 | $35,270 | -0.74% | - |
| 2015 | $35,530 | 4.05% | - |
| 2014 | $34,090 | 2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $33,230 | 4.81% | - |
| 2012 | $31,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,290 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Indianapolis-Carmel is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Columbus | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Kokomo | |
| Gary | |
| Anderson | |
| Lafayette |