The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $23,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,200 | 9.69% | 12.19% |
| 2016 | $31,790 | 25.35% | - |
| 2015 | $23,730 | -15.21% | - |
| 2014 | $27,340 | -7.35% | - |
| 2013 | $29,350 | -5.32% | - |
| 2012 | $30,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,200, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $49,730). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Shreveport-Bossier City is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower.
| 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 |