Average Salaries for Highway Maintenance Workers in Virginia

Highway maintenance workers make basic repairs to roads.

Highway maintenance workers keep highways, municipal and country roads and other paved areas in good condition. They patch pavement, fill potholes and repair and replace certain structures along roadways. The average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Virginia is $33,000 as of 2010.

Job Duties

A highway maintenance worker spreads asphalt and uses power tools and heavy equipment to repair pavement. He also erects and repairs highway markers, road signs, guard rails and snow fences. Some highway maintenance workers cut brush and grass along roadways and plow snow in winter.

Salary Range

The national average salary for highway maintenance workers as of May 2009 was about $35,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The middle 50 percent of these employees on the earnings scale were making $27,800 to $48,500. A large majority work in local government positions, earning around the average at $35,000 per year. According to the Career Builder salary database, the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers in Virginia as of 2010 was $33,000, with the middle 50 percent making $26,100 to $45,500. The top 10 percent were earning more than $45,500, and the bottom 10 percent less than $26,000 per year.

Comparisons by City in Virginia

In Virginia, salaries of highway maintenance workers vary by city. In Roanoke, for instance, these workers had an average annual salary in 2010 of about $29,400, while in Alexandria, the average was $39,700. Those in Charlottesville and Danville had an average annual salary of $31,500, and in Norfolk, $33,000.

State Jobs in Virginia

Highway maintenance workers employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia are generally classified in the career group Transportation Officer II, with more entry-level duties assigned to those in Transportation Officer I. Transportation Officer II positions are in the Commonwealth pay band 2, which has a minimum annual salary of $20,082 and a maximum of $41,214, except in northern Virginia, where the maximum is $53,579. Transportation Officer I positions are in pay band 1, which provides a minimum annual salary of $15,371 and a maximum of $31,548, except in northern Virginia, where the maximum is $41,012.

References

• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker U.S. National Average
• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in VA
• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Roanoke, VA
• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Charlottesville
• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Norfolk
• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Danville

Resources

• CBSalary: Highway Maintenance Worker Salary in Alexandria
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Highway Maintenance Workers
• PayScale: Highway Maintenance Worker Hourly Rate by Years Experience
• PayScale: Hourly Rate Snapshot for Highway Maintenance Worker Jobs
• Virginia Jobs: Career Guide for Highway Maintenance Workers
• Virginia Department of Human Resource Management: Salary Structure