The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $27,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,800.
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 | $31,110 | 5.08% | 16.49% |
| 2021 | $29,530 | 1.83% | - |
| 2020 | $28,990 | 4.04% | - |
| 2019 | $27,820 | -1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $28,280 | 2.40% | - |
| 2017 | $27,600 | 5.87% | - |
| 2016 | $25,980 | 7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $24,090 | -2.24% | - |
| 2014 | $24,630 | -12.83% | - |
| 2013 | $27,790 | 6.51% | - |
| 2012 | $25,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,110 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Augusta-Richmond County is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.