The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $28,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,620.
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 | $48,720 | 1.68% | 21.28% |
| 2021 | $47,900 | 5.43% | - |
| 2020 | $45,300 | -2.32% | - |
| 2019 | $46,350 | -3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $47,960 | 3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $46,210 | 13.31% | - |
| 2016 | $40,060 | -2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $41,130 | 3.77% | - |
| 2014 | $39,580 | 2.60% | - |
| 2013 | $38,550 | 0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $38,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,720 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.