The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $39,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,000.
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 | $42,700 | 12.93% | 33.98% |
| 2021 | $37,180 | 2.02% | - |
| 2020 | $36,430 | 1.18% | - |
| 2019 | $36,000 | 3.25% | - |
| 2018 | $34,830 | 8.04% | - |
| 2017 | $32,030 | -4.34% | - |
| 2016 | $33,420 | 1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $33,030 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $33,090 | 6.44% | - |
| 2013 | $30,960 | 8.95% | - |
| 2012 | $28,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,700 in Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 29.1 percent (29.1%) 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 |