The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $40,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,560.
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 | $50,480 | 2.14% | 9.47% |
| 2016 | $49,400 | 1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $48,450 | 2.37% | - |
| 2014 | $47,300 | 3.00% | - |
| 2013 | $45,880 | 0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $45,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,480 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Framingham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |