Highway Maintenance Workers salary by location
National median: $50,260 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $79,000 | +57.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $76,510 | +52.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $76,220 | +51.7% | 4,110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $75,030 | +49.3% | 820 | 2025 |
| Kankakee, IL | metropolitan | $73,080 | +45.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $72,910 | +45.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $71,320 | +41.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $71,140 | +41.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $68,720 | +36.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $68,600 | +36.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $66,830 | +33.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $66,550 | +32.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $66,310 | +31.9% | 810 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $66,080 | +31.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $65,730 | +30.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $65,450 | +30.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $65,440 | +30.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $65,330 | +30.0% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $65,300 | +29.9% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $65,300 | +29.9% | 550 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $65,120 | +29.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $64,940 | +29.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $64,870 | +29.1% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $64,550 | +28.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $64,500 | +28.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $64,430 | +28.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $64,420 | +28.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $64,310 | +28.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $64,160 | +27.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $63,880 | +27.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $63,770 | +26.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $63,740 | +26.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $63,710 | +26.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $63,650 | +26.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $63,650 | +26.6% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $63,650 | +26.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,530 | +26.4% | 670 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $63,150 | +25.6% | 4,610 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $62,890 | +25.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $62,880 | +25.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $62,880 | +25.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $62,700 | +24.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $62,440 | +24.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $62,430 | +24.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $62,380 | +24.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $62,330 | +24.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $62,050 | +23.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $62,050 | +23.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $61,940 | +23.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $61,870 | +23.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $61,710 | +22.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $61,700 | +22.8% | 10,790 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $61,690 | +22.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $61,520 | +22.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $61,500 | +22.4% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $61,420 | +22.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $61,410 | +22.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $61,360 | +22.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $61,290 | +21.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $61,230 | +21.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $61,190 | +21.7% | 660 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $60,980 | +21.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $60,960 | +21.3% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $60,900 | +21.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $60,840 | +21.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $60,810 | +21.0% | 880 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $60,800 | +21.0% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $60,660 | +20.7% | 620 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $60,630 | +20.6% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $60,630 | +20.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $60,580 | +20.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $60,460 | +20.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $60,280 | +19.9% | 6,800 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $60,240 | +19.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $60,160 | +19.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $60,110 | +19.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $60,100 | +19.6% | 720 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $60,010 | +19.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $60,000 | +19.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $59,810 | +19.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $59,590 | +18.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $59,580 | +18.5% | 8,150 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $59,500 | +18.4% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $59,500 | +18.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $59,500 | +18.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $59,460 | +18.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $59,450 | +18.3% | 360 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $59,430 | +18.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $59,380 | +18.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $59,320 | +18.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $59,220 | +17.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $59,220 | +17.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $59,160 | +17.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $58,970 | +17.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $58,540 | +16.5% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $58,490 | +16.4% | 4,000 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $58,470 | +16.3% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $58,460 | +16.3% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $58,460 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $58,460 | +16.3% | 330 | 2025 |