The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $31,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,580.
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 | $38,210 | 4.87% | 32.22% |
| 2021 | $36,350 | 11.33% | - |
| 2017 | $32,230 | 4.34% | - |
| 2016 | $30,830 | 5.51% | - |
| 2015 | $29,130 | 4.43% | - |
| 2014 | $27,840 | 6.11% | - |
| 2013 | $26,140 | 0.92% | - |
| 2012 | $25,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,210 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Danville |