The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $38,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,260.
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 | $40,440 | 6.82% | 15.60% |
| 2021 | $37,680 | 2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $36,860 | 3.07% | - |
| 2019 | $35,730 | 1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $35,360 | -0.74% | - |
| 2017 | $35,620 | 0.65% | - |
| 2016 | $35,390 | -0.06% | - |
| 2015 | $35,410 | 1.61% | - |
| 2014 | $34,840 | -0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $35,000 | 2.49% | - |
| 2012 | $34,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,440, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $47,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Lewiston-Auburn is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |