The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $34,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,260.
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 | $39,210 | 0.03% | 25.12% |
| 2021 | $39,200 | 1.40% | - |
| 2020 | $38,650 | 1.71% | - |
| 2019 | $37,990 | 14.16% | - |
| 2018 | $32,610 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $31,490 | 3.97% | - |
| 2016 | $30,240 | 0.17% | - |
| 2015 | $30,190 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $30,010 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $29,410 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $29,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,210 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bern and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.