The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $59,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,130.
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 | $67,000 | 2.43% | 23.24% |
| 2021 | $65,370 | 2.74% | - |
| 2020 | $63,580 | 10.19% | - |
| 2019 | $57,100 | 1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $56,290 | 1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $55,390 | 2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $53,850 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $52,220 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $51,310 | 1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $50,450 | -1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $51,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,000, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $65,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.