The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick 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 | $44,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,870.
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 | $49,330 | 2.78% | 18.89% |
| 2021 | $47,960 | 3.13% | - |
| 2020 | $46,460 | 1.21% | - |
| 2019 | $45,900 | 2.83% | - |
| 2018 | $44,600 | 1.35% | - |
| 2017 | $44,000 | 0.11% | - |
| 2016 | $43,950 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $43,300 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $42,060 | 3.21% | - |
| 2013 | $40,710 | 1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $40,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,330, Providence-Fall River-Warwick is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Rhode Island, following the highest paying city Norwich-New London (median annual salary of $57,450). Compared with Norwich-New London, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |