The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 | $48,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 $94,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,630 | -1.38% | 26.27% |
| 2021 | $62,480 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $62,000 | -5.66% | - |
| 2019 | $65,510 | 30.64% | - |
| 2016 | $45,440 | -10.72% | - |
| 2015 | $50,310 | -4.55% | - |
| 2014 | $52,600 | 13.61% | - |
| 2012 | $45,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,630 in Lake Charles is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Lake Charles is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.