The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $23,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,340 | 13.16% | 20.44% |
| 2021 | $29,820 | -8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $32,260 | -27.56% | - |
| 2019 | $41,150 | 24.45% | - |
| 2018 | $31,090 | 6.79% | - |
| 2017 | $28,980 | 12.25% | - |
| 2016 | $25,430 | 3.26% | - |
| 2015 | $24,600 | 1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $24,230 | -1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $24,710 | -10.56% | - |
| 2012 | $27,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,340 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux.
| 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 |