The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance workers in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $34,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,380.
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 | $38,710 | 5.48% | -5.66% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | 1.18% | - |
| 2020 | $36,160 | -1.27% | - |
| 2019 | $36,620 | 0.35% | - |
| 2018 | $36,490 | -8.93% | - |
| 2017 | $39,750 | -2.89% | - |
| 2016 | $40,900 | 6.11% | - |
| 2015 | $38,400 | -6.51% | - |
| 2012 | $40,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,710 in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 Staunton-Waynesboro is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.