The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $32,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,030.
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 | $40,000 | 3.77% | 27.23% |
| 2021 | $38,490 | 1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $37,860 | -0.69% | - |
| 2019 | $38,120 | 2.31% | - |
| 2018 | $37,240 | 8.00% | - |
| 2017 | $34,260 | 3.68% | - |
| 2016 | $33,000 | 7.85% | - |
| 2015 | $30,410 | -3.06% | - |
| 2014 | $31,340 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $30,060 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $29,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,000, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of South Carolina, followed by Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary $35,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.