The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Newark-Union 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 | $23,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,270 | -19.99% | -24.01% |
| 2016 | $47,120 | -5.35% | - |
| 2015 | $49,640 | -4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $51,780 | 1.99% | - |
| 2013 | $50,750 | 4.04% | - |
| 2012 | $48,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,270 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.