Construction and Building Inspectors
Median $74,690
Occupation · SOC 47-4051
Highway Maintenance Workers: pay and where the jobs are
What highway maintenance workers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$50,260 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $53,080
- Median hourly wage
- $24.16
- Mean hourly wage
- $25.52
- Employment
- 154,960
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 47-4051.
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How much do highway maintenance workers make?
The median annual wage for highway maintenance workers was $50,260 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,230 and the highest-paid 10% more than $71,970. As an hourly rate, the median is $24.16. About 154,960 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Oregon ($65,330), Washington ($65,300) and Connecticut ($64,870). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for highway maintenance workers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,230 | $17.42 | $3,019 | $2,608 |
| 25th percentile | $43,500 | $20.91 | $3,625 | $3,094 |
| Median | $50,260 | $24.16 | $4,188 | $3,547 |
| 75th percentile | $61,040 | $29.35 | $5,087 | $4,269 |
| 90th percentile | $71,970 | $34.60 | $5,998 | $4,955 |
Highway Maintenance Workers: pay by state
50 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$57,213 take-home in national prices
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$54,244 take-home in national prices
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$51,828 take-home in national prices
Where a median highway maintenance worker paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1,650 | $65,330 | $50,810 | $70,320 | $49,896 | $48,274 |
| Washington | 2,590 | $65,300 | $54,830 | $80,060 | $53,743 | $50,221 |
| Connecticut | 2,130 | $64,870 | $57,710 | $79,490 | $51,161 | $49,378 |
| Minnesota | 4,610 | $63,150 | $45,660 | $72,650 | $49,872 | $50,570 |
| Illinois | 10,790 | $61,700 | $35,680 | $100,790 | $48,847 | $48,867 |
| Massachusetts | 2,000 | $61,500 | $46,460 | $79,860 | $48,457 | $45,820 |
| Montana | 1,140 | $60,960 | $50,650 | $65,610 | $49,053 | $51,828 |
| North Dakota | 1,240 | $60,630 | $47,400 | $78,510 | $50,896 | $57,213 |
| California | 8,150 | $59,580 | $44,780 | $84,520 | $47,664 | $43,049 |
| Iowa | 4,000 | $58,490 | $47,380 | $67,980 | $47,606 | $54,244 |
| Vermont | 1,170 | $58,460 | $47,080 | $67,910 | $47,628 | $48,621 |
| Wisconsin | 6,000 | $58,000 | $42,970 | $66,150 | $46,812 | $49,750 |
| Rhode Island | 620 | $57,950 | $46,480 | $63,910 | $46,549 | $45,511 |
| Utah | 1,240 | $55,970 | $44,430 | $69,310 | $45,136 | $45,655 |
| New York | 13,820 | $55,210 | $44,150 | $75,690 | $43,887 | $40,666 |
| Alaska | 50 | $54,090 | $46,060 | $77,710 | $45,371 | $44,325 |
| Michigan | 5,230 | $53,750 | $34,830 | $63,460 | $43,335 | $45,038 |
| Colorado | 1,990 | $52,350 | $44,940 | $66,780 | $42,418 | $41,162 |
| Idaho | 1,340 | $52,050 | $43,260 | $70,840 | $42,352 | $44,350 |
| New Jersey | 4,850 | $51,720 | $36,810 | $80,360 | $42,020 | $38,619 |
| New Hampshire | 1,230 | $51,050 | $41,520 | $61,410 | $43,199 | $41,471 |
| Arizona | 1,410 | $50,850 | $38,020 | $63,910 | $42,160 | $41,877 |
| Virginia | 3,400 | $50,800 | $41,540 | $62,850 | $40,891 | $40,444 |
| Nevada | 990 | $49,320 | $36,070 | $74,410 | $41,809 | $41,817 |
| Maine | 1,620 | $49,030 | $37,040 | $60,320 | $39,699 | $40,905 |
| Maryland | 620 | $49,030 | $38,090 | $78,830 | $39,613 | $37,741 |
| Ohio | 6,070 | $48,880 | $36,570 | $67,280 | $40,554 | $43,713 |
| Nebraska | 2,580 | $48,650 | $42,310 | $60,060 | $39,936 | $44,323 |
| South Dakota | 1,800 | $48,610 | $39,030 | $61,490 | $41,238 | $46,552 |
| Indiana | 4,380 | $48,480 | $40,300 | $62,510 | $39,733 | $42,573 |
| Wyoming | 820 | $48,190 | $42,970 | $66,410 | $40,901 | $44,126 |
| South Carolina | 2,290 | $48,130 | $37,740 | $60,780 | $39,977 | $42,642 |
| North Carolina | 3,750 | $47,880 | $34,980 | $58,870 | $39,250 | $41,611 |
| New Mexico | 1,470 | $47,740 | $33,770 | $59,380 | $39,454 | $42,786 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,140 | $47,690 | $36,830 | $66,050 | $39,001 | $39,972 |
| Missouri | 5,470 | $47,470 | $37,970 | $61,440 | $39,028 | $42,975 |
| Tennessee | 2,280 | $46,070 | $32,180 | $57,270 | $39,197 | $42,666 |
| Kansas | 1,960 | $46,050 | $37,730 | $58,160 | $37,411 | $41,537 |
| Texas | 6,630 | $45,540 | $32,410 | $58,990 | $38,771 | $39,947 |
| Delaware | 90 | $45,450 | $35,680 | $63,050 | $36,672 | $36,742 |
| West Virginia | 730 | $45,260 | $31,440 | $53,910 | $37,302 | $41,680 |
| Louisiana | 1,050 | $44,790 | $27,760 | $63,010 | $37,211 | $42,186 |
| Florida | 2,530 | $42,210 | $33,610 | $57,220 | $36,096 | $34,904 |
| Kentucky | 3,030 | $40,400 | $30,030 | $50,750 | $33,345 | $36,985 |
| Oklahoma | 3,180 | $38,840 | $31,220 | $48,150 | $32,186 | $36,640 |
| Georgia | 1,980 | $37,560 | $30,600 | $48,760 | $31,234 | $32,436 |
| Alabama | 2,730 | $37,430 | $27,620 | $52,750 | $30,739 | $34,607 |
| Arkansas | 860 | $35,740 | $27,190 | $46,110 | $30,062 | $34,579 |
| Mississippi | 4,160 | $35,120 | $27,700 | $45,170 | $29,726 | $34,186 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,730 | $21,840 | $21,840 | $48,300 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 47-4051. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.