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Highway Maintenance Workers in New Mexico

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

3.6% Jobs Projection

$34,040 Median Salary

120 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Mexico is growing slower than average.
Highway Maintenance Workers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Highway Maintenance Workers Work in New Mexico?

1,480 people worked as Highway Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,100 Highway Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 380 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,080 Highway Maintenance Workers working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Highway Maintenance Workers than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 120 annual job openings, and 1,160 total jobs in 2026 for Highway Maintenance Workers in this state.

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

What do Highway Maintenance Workers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Highway Maintenance Workers ranged from $28,020 to $42,300 with $34,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.47 to $20.34. The median hourly rate was $16.37.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.3 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.07.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	380	$35,320
Santa Fe, NM	110	$36,470
Las Cruces, NM	90	$32,710
Farmington, NM	40	$35,890

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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