The annual salary statistics of driver/sales workers in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of driver/sales workers 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 | $22,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for driver/sales workers 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 $49,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of driver/sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,520 | 1.36% | 15.17% |
| 2021 | $37,010 | 32.69% | - |
| 2020 | $24,910 | -11.36% | - |
| 2019 | $27,740 | 8.40% | - |
| 2018 | $25,410 | -34.20% | - |
| 2017 | $34,100 | -0.18% | - |
| 2016 | $34,160 | 9.60% | - |
| 2015 | $30,880 | -2.59% | - |
| 2013 | $31,680 | -0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,520 in Lake Charles is in the middle of salary range for driver/sales workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of driver/sales workers in Lake Charles is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 51.3 percent (51.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area.