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Highway Maintenance Workers in Illinois

Highway Maintenance Workers in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Highway Maintenance Worker?

4.2% Jobs Projection
$48,490 Median Salary
740 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 7,760 people working as Highway Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 6,870 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 890 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Illinois

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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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 740 annual Highway Maintenance Workers job openings in Illinois, and 7,230 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $22,680 to $79,190 with $48,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.9 to $38.07. The median hourly rate was $23.31.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.24 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.07.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,950 $54,490
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,640 $36,340
Peoria, IL 450 $57,910
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 340 $44,180
Springfield, IL 220 $36,830
Rockford, IL 200 $40,780
Bloomington, IL 180 $39,730
Champaign-Urbana, IL 160 $46,650
Carbondale-Marion, IL 140 $50,690
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 120 $34,920
Kankakee, IL 120 $57,340
Danville, IL 80 $36,900
Decatur, IL 70 $47,270

Top States for Highway Maintenance Workers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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