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Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Highway Maintenance Workers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,760
25th Percentile Wage	$36,500
50th Percentile Wage	$40,290
75th Percentile Wage	$45,210
90th Percentile Wage	$49,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$40,290	7.74%	31.37%
2021	$37,170	1.69%	-
2020	$36,540	2.33%	-
2019	$35,690	4.17%	-
2018	$34,200	2.81%	-
2017	$33,240	4.45%	-
2016	$31,760	2.87%	-
2015	$30,850	4.28%	-
2014	$29,530	4.20%	-
2013	$28,290	2.26%	-
2012	$27,650	-	-

Table 2. Compare Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,290 in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sioux City and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Sioux City	$50,700
Sioux Falls	$44,910
Rapid City	$40,700
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,290
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,100
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$29,480