The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $27,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,630.
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 | $47,740 | 3.56% | 37.35% |
| 2021 | $46,040 | 7.21% | - |
| 2020 | $42,720 | 4.52% | - |
| 2019 | $40,790 | 1.62% | - |
| 2018 | $40,130 | -1.77% | - |
| 2017 | $40,840 | 5.31% | - |
| 2016 | $38,670 | 0.31% | - |
| 2015 | $38,550 | 10.95% | - |
| 2014 | $34,330 | 9.82% | - |
| 2013 | $30,960 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $29,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,740 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.