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Highway Maintenance Workers in California

Want to work in California as a Highway Maintenance Worker? Read this first!

6.5% Jobs Projection
$54,950 Median Salary
510 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Highway Maintenance Workers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in California?

In California, there were 4,930 people working as Highway Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 4,320 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 510 annual Highway Maintenance Workers job openings in California, and 4,900 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Highway Maintenance Workers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $38,600 to $80,950 with $54,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.56 to $38.92. The median hourly rate was $26.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.18 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.24.

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

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Top California 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,230 $55,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 $64,110
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 430 $60,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 370 $44,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 330 $71,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 250 $49,770
Modesto, CA 120 $48,280
Bakersfield, CA 120 $43,380
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 120 $53,600
Redding, CA 100 $46,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 100 $54,790
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 $66,480
Fresno, CA 80 $47,100
Stockton-Lodi, CA 80 $40,530
Yuba City, CA 60 $44,010
Chico, CA 50 $51,240
Salinas, CA 50 $60,580
Napa, CA 50 $59,690
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 40 $51,280
Merced, CA 40 n/a
Visalia-Porterville, CA 40 $46,640
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 30 $51,830

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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