The annual salary statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $22,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $30,500 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $30,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,500, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $67,400). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Huntington-Ashland is 54.7 percent (54.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland |