How does Highway Maintenance Workers pay in Alabama compare to the national average?

Alabama Highway Maintenance Workers salaries are 27% below the US national median of $49,070 per year.

What is the salary range for a Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama?

Highway Maintenance Workers salaries in Alabama range from $27,260 (10th percentile) to $50,600 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in Alabama

SOC 47-4051 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama is $36,050 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.33 per hour. This is 27% below the national median of $49,070. 2,700 people work as Highway Maintenance Workers in Alabama. Wages have grown 21% since 2019, when the median was $29,900.

Median Annual Salary

$36,050

Mean Annual

$37,370

Median Hourly

$17.33

Total Employed

2,700

Salary Distribution

$27k

10th

$30k

25th

$36k

Median

$44k

75th

$51k

90th

How This Compares

Alabama

$36,050

this metro

United States

$49,070

you earn -27% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,050	$37,370	2,700
2023	$34,240	$35,600	2,770
2022	$31,300	$33,000	3,010
2021	$29,600	$31,460	3,170
2020	$30,560	$31,910	3,420
2019	$29,900	$30,830	3,470

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