The annual salary statistics of bridge and lock tenders in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bridge and lock tenders in Lake Charles 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 | $23,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bridge and lock tenders in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bridge and lock tenders from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,900 | -9.16% | -0.13% |
| 2020 | $41,370 | 15.49% | - |
| 2019 | $34,960 | -2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $35,890 | -16.69% | - |
| 2017 | $41,880 | 9.38% | - |
| 2016 | $37,950 | 1.95% | - |
| 2013 | $37,210 | -1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $37,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,900 in Lake Charles is in the middle of salary range for bridge and lock tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of bridge and lock tenders in Lake Charles is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |