The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $40,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,500.
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 | $47,930 | 1.44% | 27.25% |
| 2021 | $47,240 | 7.30% | - |
| 2020 | $43,790 | 8.81% | - |
| 2019 | $39,930 | 8.44% | - |
| 2018 | $36,560 | 0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $36,360 | 3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $35,070 | 3.11% | - |
| 2015 | $33,980 | -1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $34,650 | 0.95% | - |
| 2013 | $34,320 | -1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $34,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,930, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Maine, followed by Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $43,080). In comparison, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |