The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $31,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39,690 | 1.26% | 22.85% |
| 2020 | $39,190 | -37.94% | - |
| 2019 | $54,060 | 1.94% | - |
| 2018 | $53,010 | 41.16% | - |
| 2017 | $31,190 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $30,620 | -1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $31,080 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $30,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,690 in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 23.7 percent (23.7%) 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 |