The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $30,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,040.
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 | $35,420 | 11.21% | 37.13% |
| 2021 | $31,450 | -1.49% | - |
| 2020 | $31,920 | 17.26% | - |
| 2014 | $26,410 | 15.68% | - |
| 2012 | $22,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,420 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.