Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in the US
A highway maintenance workers earns a national median of $50,260 a year (mean $53,080) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #548 of 825.
How much does a highway maintenance workers earn in the US?
A highway maintenance workers in the United States earns a median of $50,260 a year (mean $53,080), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 154,960 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-4051), ranked #548 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,260
per year
Mean
$53,080
per year
Employment
154,960
US workers
National rank
#548
of 825 by median
What a highway maintenance workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a highway maintenance workers (SOC 47-4051) earns a median annual wage of $50,260 and a mean (average) of $53,080. The median is the midpoint — half of highway maintenance workers earn more and half earn less — and is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a highway maintenance workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for highway maintenance workers is $50,260, and the mean (average) is $53,080. The median is the midpoint — half of highway maintenance workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does highway maintenance workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,260, a highway maintenance workers earns 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many highway maintenance workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 154,960 highway maintenance workers employed nationally (SOC 47-4051), across all industries.
- Where does this highway maintenance workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-4051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-4051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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