The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $17,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $21,910 | -23.23% | -21.91% |
| 2017 | $27,000 | 1.07% | - |
| 2016 | $26,710 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $26,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,910, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is the lowest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Louisiana, following city of Lake Charles (median annual salary of $49,730). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is about 55.9 percent (55.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Lake Charles.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Hammond | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |