The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $37,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,850.
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 | $58,350 | 16.04% | 17.02% |
| 2021 | $48,990 | -3.67% | - |
| 2020 | $50,790 | 1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $50,140 | 1.89% | - |
| 2018 | $49,190 | 0.79% | - |
| 2017 | $48,800 | -6.41% | - |
| 2016 | $51,930 | 1.52% | - |
| 2015 | $51,140 | -0.47% | - |
| 2014 | $51,380 | 5.45% | - |
| 2013 | $48,580 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $48,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,350, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary of $58,540). Compared with New York-White Plains-Wayne, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .3 percent (.3%) lower.