The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $35,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,470.
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 | $47,450 | -1.07% | 21.90% |
| 2021 | $47,960 | 3.32% | - |
| 2020 | $46,370 | 0.93% | - |
| 2019 | $45,940 | -1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $46,700 | 6.66% | - |
| 2017 | $43,590 | 4.75% | - |
| 2016 | $41,520 | 8.77% | - |
| 2015 | $37,880 | -1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $38,380 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $37,310 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $37,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,450 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Bend-Mishawaka.