Highway Maintenance Workers salary

The median pay for highway maintenance workers in the United States is $50,260 a year. About 154,960 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $36,230
25th percentile: $43,500
Median percentile: $50,260
75th percentile: $61,040
90th percentile: $71,970

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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By state

Oregon $65,330
Washington $65,300
Connecticut $64,870
Minnesota $63,150
Illinois $61,700
Massachusetts $61,500
Montana $60,960
North Dakota $60,630
California $59,580
Iowa $58,490
Vermont $58,460
Wisconsin $58,000
Rhode Island $57,950
Utah $55,970
New York $55,210
Alaska $54,090
Michigan $53,750
Colorado $52,350
Idaho $52,050
New Jersey $51,720
New Hampshire $51,050
Arizona $50,850
Virginia $50,800
Nevada $49,320
Maine $49,030
Maryland $49,030
Ohio $48,880
Nebraska $48,650
South Dakota $48,610
Indiana $48,480
Wyoming $48,190
South Carolina $48,130
North Carolina $47,880
New Mexico $47,740
Pennsylvania $47,690
Missouri $47,470
Tennessee $46,070
Kansas $46,050
Texas $45,540
Delaware $45,450
West Virginia $45,260
Louisiana $44,790
Florida $42,210
Kentucky $40,400
Oklahoma $38,840
Georgia $37,560
Alabama $37,430
Arkansas $35,740
Mississippi $35,120

By metro area

San Jose, CA $79,000
Vallejo, CA $76,510
Chicago, IL $76,220
Seattle, WA $75,030
Kankakee, IL $73,080
Bremerton, WA $72,910
Springfield, IL $71,320
Olympia, WA $71,140
San Luis Obispo, CA $68,720
Albany, OR $68,600
Napa, CA $66,830
Santa Maria, CA $66,550
Hartford, CT $66,310
Kennewick, WA $66,080
Champaign, IL $65,730
Bridgeport, CT $65,450
Bozeman, MT $65,440
Portland, OR $65,300
Mount Vernon, WA $65,120
Fond du Lac, WI $64,940
Salem, OR $64,550
Racine, WI $64,500
Wenatchee, WA $64,430
Bend, OR $64,420
New Haven, CT $64,310
Salinas, CA $64,160
Sacramento, CA $63,880
Ann Arbor, MI $63,770
Spokane, WA $63,740
Kenosha, WI $63,710
Mankato, MN $63,650
Minneapolis, MN $63,650
St. Cloud, MN $63,650
Madison, WI $63,530
Carson City, NV $62,890
Walla Walla, WA $62,880
Yakima, WA $62,880
Great Falls, MT $62,700
Elmira, NY $62,440
Medford, OR $62,430
Billings, MT $62,380
Bellingham, WA $62,330
Grand Forks, ND $62,050
Waterbury, CT $62,050
Pittsfield, MA $61,940
Baton Rouge, LA $61,870
Green Bay, WI $61,710
Norwich, CT $61,690
Amherst Town, MA $61,520
Dubuque, IA $61,420
Peoria, IL $61,410
Eugene, OR $61,360
Bloomington, IL $61,290
Missoula, MT $61,230
Riverside, CA $61,190
Ames, IA $60,980
Des Moines, IA $60,900
Appleton, WI $60,840
Washington, DC $60,810
Boston, MA $60,800
Milwaukee, WI $60,660
Fargo, ND $60,630
Boulder, CO $60,580
Kingston, NY $60,460
New York, NY $60,280
Rochester, MN $60,240
Oshkosh, WI $60,160
Iowa City, IA $60,110
Kiryas Joel, NY $60,100
Redding, CA $60,010
Helena, MT $60,000
Dayton, OH $59,810
Sheboygan, WI $59,590
San Francisco, CA $59,500
Santa Rosa, CA $59,500
Stockton, CA $59,500
Springfield, MA $59,460
Duluth, MN $59,450
Bismarck, ND $59,430
Waterloo, IA $59,380
La Crosse, WI $59,320
Burlington, VT $59,220
Traverse City, MI $59,220
Reading, PA $59,160
Providence, RI $58,970
Los Angeles, CA $58,540
Rochester, NY $58,470
Barnstable Town, MA $58,460
Salt Lake City, UT $58,460
Cedar Rapids, IA $58,440
Allentown, PA $58,360
Janesville, WI $58,280
Minot, ND $58,070
Midland, MI $57,900
Sioux City, IA $57,760
Colorado Springs, CO $57,720
Toledo, OH $57,670
Eau Claire, WI $57,210
Niles, MI $57,120
Grand Rapids, MI $56,860
Ithaca, NY $56,770
Pocatello, ID $56,680
Twin Falls, ID $56,680
Modesto, CA $56,670
Oxnard, CA $56,670
San Diego, CA $56,670
Lansing, MI $56,320
Battle Creek, MI $56,200
Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,140
Flint, MI $55,900
Albany, NY $55,740
Syracuse, NY $55,210
Grants Pass, OR $55,060
Davenport, IA $55,030
Fort Wayne, IN $55,030
Denver, CO $54,950
Fort Collins, CO $54,950
Pueblo, CO $54,950
Lewiston, ID $54,930
Manchester, NH $54,930