The annual salary statistics of structural iron and steel workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of structural iron and steel 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 | $65,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for structural iron and steel 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 $79,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of structural iron and steel workers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $72,600 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $72,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,600, Michigan City-La Porte is the second highest paying city for structural iron and steel workers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Gary (median annual salary of $81,990). Compared with Gary, the median annual salary of structural iron and steel workers in Michigan City-La Porte is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gary | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area |