The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meter readers, utilities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $36,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,010 | -7.83% | 20.18% |
| 2021 | $59,320 | 1.16% | - |
| 2020 | $58,630 | -0.48% | - |
| 2019 | $58,910 | -6.52% | - |
| 2018 | $62,750 | 18.44% | - |
| 2017 | $51,180 | -3.30% | - |
| 2016 | $52,870 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $51,960 | 3.35% | - |
| 2014 | $50,220 | 6.11% | - |
| 2013 | $47,150 | 6.87% | - |
| 2012 | $43,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,010 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for meter readers, utilities in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of meter readers, utilities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 38.1 percent (38.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.