The annual salary statistics of painters, transportation equipment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of painters, transportation equipment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painters, transportation equipment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painters, transportation equipment from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $48,080 | 36.04% | 20.82% |
| 2017 | $30,750 | 2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $29,890 | 4.62% | - |
| 2015 | $28,510 | -43.53% | - |
| 2014 | $40,920 | 10.04% | - |
| 2013 | $36,810 | -3.42% | - |
| 2012 | $38,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,080 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for painters, transportation equipment in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of painters, transportation equipment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.