Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences.
Highway Maintenance Workers earn a median $22.63/hr ($47,070/yr). Top-paying state: Washington at $32.88/hr. True labor cost with burden: ~$30.55/hr.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024. Percentiles represent the wage below which a given percentage of workers fall.
| # | State | Median Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $32.88 |
| 2 | California | $31.55 |
| 3 | Alaska | $30.22 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $29.88 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $29.22 |
| # | Metro Area | Median Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $36.55 |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $35.22 |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $34.88 |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $33.55 |
| 5 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | $32.22 |
The base wage of $22.63/hr becomes approximately $30.55/hr after applying a 1.35x burden rate (payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, overhead).
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