The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Philadelphia 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 | $32,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,680.
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 | $46,400 | -0.58% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | $46,670 | 1.56% | - |
| 2015 | $45,940 | 0.44% | - |
| 2014 | $45,740 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $44,840 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $44,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,400 in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.