The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $31,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri 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 $38,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,720.
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 | $38,960 | -10.91% | 17.45% |
| 2021 | $43,210 | 15.88% | - |
| 2020 | $36,350 | 1.16% | - |
| 2019 | $35,930 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $34,920 | -3.09% | - |
| 2017 | $36,000 | 1.06% | - |
| 2016 | $35,620 | 6.04% | - |
| 2015 | $33,470 | 1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $32,870 | 0.43% | - |
| 2013 | $32,730 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $32,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,960, Cape Girardeau-Jackson is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city St Louis (median annual salary of $45,160). Compared with St Louis, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Louis | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Kansas City | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Columbia | |
| Joplin | |
| St Joseph | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers |