The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,720.
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 | $28,990 | 19.73% | 23.97% |
| 2021 | $23,270 | -23.08% | - |
| 2020 | $28,640 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $27,680 | 14.60% | - |
| 2018 | $23,640 | -19.42% | - |
| 2017 | $28,230 | 3.79% | - |
| 2016 | $27,160 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $26,670 | 15.90% | - |
| 2014 | $22,430 | -0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $22,550 | 2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $22,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,990 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Midland.