Pay by state · 50 states
Highway Maintenance Worker Salary by State (2026)
Highway Maintenance Workers earn the most in Oregon at $65,330 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $50,260. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $65,330Oregon
- National median
- $50,260BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,840Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Highway Maintenance Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of highway maintenance workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OROregon | $65,330 | $58,200 | $70,320 | 1,650 | $63,206 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $65,300 | $62,460 | $75,030 | 2,590 | $61,021 |
| 3 | CTConnecticut | $64,870 | $61,690 | $72,990 | 2,130 | $62,610 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $63,150 | $55,810 | $66,150 | 4,610 | $64,033 |
| 5 | ILIllinois | $61,700 | $45,550 | $88,790 | 10,790 | $61,726 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $61,500 | $50,160 | $70,070 | 2,000 | $58,152 |
| 7 | MTMontana | $60,960 | $59,400 | $62,610 | 1,140 | $64,409 |
| 8 | NDNorth Dakota | $60,630 | $57,580 | $69,960 | 1,240 | $68,155 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $59,580 | $49,550 | $76,510 | 8,150 | $53,811 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $58,490 | $52,860 | $61,810 | 4,000 | $66,646 |
| 11 | VTVermont | $58,460 | $49,210 | $60,660 | 1,170 | $59,679 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $58,000 | $50,370 | $62,390 | 6,000 | $61,640 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $57,950 | $52,300 | $60,340 | 620 | $56,658 |
| 14 | UTUtah | $55,970 | $48,060 | $63,730 | 1,240 | $56,613 |
| 15 | NYNew York | $55,210 | $48,280 | $62,970 | 13,820 | $51,158 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $54,090 | $52,940 | $66,820 | 50 | $52,843 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $53,750 | $45,860 | $59,770 | 5,230 | $55,863 |
| 18 | COColorado | $52,350 | $51,580 | $61,050 | 1,990 | $50,800 |
| 19 | IDIdaho | $52,050 | $47,930 | $59,440 | 1,340 | $54,506 |
| 20 | NJNew Jersey | $51,720 | $41,250 | $65,730 | 4,850 | $47,535 |
| 21 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,050 | $48,110 | $58,900 | 1,230 | $49,009 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $50,850 | $45,540 | $56,660 | 1,410 | $50,508 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $50,800 | $46,870 | $56,570 | 3,400 | $50,245 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $49,320 | $39,400 | $61,350 | 990 | $49,330 |
| 25 | MEMaine | $49,030 | $42,720 | $53,770 | 1,620 | $50,520 |
| 26 | MDMaryland | $49,030 | $43,200 | $62,470 | 620 | $46,713 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $48,880 | $44,160 | $59,910 | 6,070 | $52,687 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $48,650 | $45,900 | $55,120 | 2,580 | $53,994 |
| 29 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,610 | $46,220 | $57,200 | 1,800 | $54,873 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $48,480 | $44,660 | $53,310 | 4,380 | $51,945 |
| 31 | WYWyoming | $48,190 | $46,220 | $58,700 | 820 | $51,990 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $48,130 | $42,910 | $53,880 | 2,290 | $51,339 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,880 | $41,440 | $53,270 | 3,750 | $50,760 |
| 34 | NMNew Mexico | $47,740 | $40,670 | $53,710 | 1,470 | $51,772 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $47,690 | $40,410 | $59,040 | 11,140 | $48,877 |
| 36 | MOMissouri | $47,470 | $40,960 | $51,580 | 5,470 | $52,270 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $46,070 | $38,040 | $56,220 | 2,280 | $50,147 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $46,050 | $39,320 | $48,550 | 1,960 | $51,128 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $45,540 | $37,430 | $49,770 | 6,630 | $46,921 |
| 40 | DEDelaware | $45,450 | $38,660 | $55,870 | 90 | $45,537 |
| 41 | WVWest Virginia | $45,260 | $36,450 | $53,910 | 730 | $50,572 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $44,790 | $34,940 | $57,700 | 1,050 | $50,778 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $42,210 | $36,940 | $46,900 | 2,530 | $40,817 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $40,400 | $37,200 | $46,750 | 3,030 | $44,810 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $38,840 | $36,090 | $45,930 | 3,180 | $44,215 |
| 46 | GAGeorgia | $37,560 | $35,370 | $45,310 | 1,980 | $39,006 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $37,430 | $30,970 | $45,550 | 2,730 | $42,140 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $35,740 | $29,620 | $41,600 | 860 | $41,110 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $35,120 | $29,390 | $38,000 | 4,160 | $40,390 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 | $22,210 | 2,730 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Highway Maintenance Workers, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $65,330, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $68,155.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Highway Maintenance Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Highway Maintenance Workers the most?
Oregon reports the highest median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers at $65,330 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($65,300) and Connecticut ($64,870).
Which state pays Highway Maintenance Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Highway Maintenance Workers at $21,840 a year, $43,490 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Highway Maintenance Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $68,155 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $60,630. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.