The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $48,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,200.
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 | $59,680 | 0.92% | 28.85% |
| 2021 | $59,130 | 5.46% | - |
| 2020 | $55,900 | 1.34% | - |
| 2019 | $55,150 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $53,940 | 3.15% | - |
| 2017 | $52,240 | 7.35% | - |
| 2016 | $48,400 | 4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $46,160 | 3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $44,750 | 4.94% | - |
| 2013 | $42,540 | 0.19% | - |
| 2012 | $42,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,680 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.