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Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama

Considering a career as a Highway Maintenance Worker in Alabama?

4.2% Jobs Projection
$29,660 Median Salary
400 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama is growing slower than average.

  • Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in Alabama?

3,410 people worked as Highway Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,590 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,080 Highway Maintenance Workers working in it, which means Alabama has more Highway Maintenance Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 4.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 400 annual job openings, and a total of 3,930 jobs for Alabama Highway Maintenance Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,500 annual jobs and 160,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Highway Maintenance Workers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $20,950 to $39,880 with $29,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.07 to $19.17. The median hourly rate was $14.26.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.65 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Highway Maintenance Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Highway Maintenance Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 750 $29,740
Montgomery, AL 220 $26,200
Tuscaloosa, AL 210 $29,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 170 $34,530
Huntsville, AL 160 $29,670
Auburn-Opelika, AL 130 $30,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 120 $29,110
Mobile, AL 90 $28,950
Columbus, GA-AL 90 $33,780
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 60 $29,230
Dothan, AL 50 $29,670
Gadsden, AL 50 $31,000
Decatur, AL 40 $27,510

Top States for Highway Maintenance Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Highway Maintenance Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 14,920 $44,620
Pennsylvania 12,140 $42,020
Ohio 7,770 $41,190
Illinois 7,760 $48,490
Texas 6,650 $35,270
Missouri 6,090 $34,590
Wisconsin 5,700 $44,160
Minnesota 4,960 $50,590
California 4,930 $54,950
North Carolina 4,500 $35,070
Indiana 4,150 $35,810
New Jersey 4,130 $44,270
Virginia 3,610 $36,640
Iowa 3,560 $46,810
Alabama 3,410 $29,660
Arkansas 3,160 $30,610
Michigan 3,020 $44,160
Oklahoma 2,940 $32,960
Colorado 2,840 $41,890
Georgia 2,830 $28,580

Below are the states where Highway Maintenance Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $54,950
Connecticut $53,190
Oregon $51,350
Minnesota $50,590
Washington $49,870
Massachusetts $48,670
Illinois $48,490
Iowa $46,810
North Dakota $46,590
Montana $44,740

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