The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $36,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,810.
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 | $39,640 | 3.53% | 27.42% |
| 2021 | $38,240 | -1.99% | - |
| 2020 | $39,000 | 2.56% | - |
| 2019 | $38,000 | 6.03% | - |
| 2018 | $35,710 | 3.02% | - |
| 2017 | $34,630 | 7.85% | - |
| 2016 | $31,910 | 5.39% | - |
| 2015 | $30,190 | 3.15% | - |
| 2014 | $29,240 | -1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $29,760 | 3.33% | - |
| 2012 | $28,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,640, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city New Bern (median annual salary of $44,080). Compared with New Bern, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Raleigh-Cary is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower.