The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $34,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,040 | 5.38% | 7.22% |
| 2016 | $41,670 | 2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $40,570 | 1.68% | - |
| 2014 | $39,890 | -3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $41,220 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $40,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,040, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna (median annual salary of $44,630). Compared with Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, the median annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Charleston | |
| Winchester | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Cumberland | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Beckley | |
| Morgantown | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |