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Average Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in Minnesota

Highway Maintenance Workers in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $63,150, which is +25.6% compared to the national median. There are 4,610 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Minnesota (state).

$63,150
Minnesota median annual wage
$30/hour median
+25.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,260
4,610
Local employment
1.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.57
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,660
25th
$55,810
Median
$63,150
75th
$66,150
90th
$72,650

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Minnesota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$64,033
Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Oregon $65,330 Compare 1,650
Washington $65,300 Compare 2,590
Connecticut $64,870 Compare 2,130
Illinois $61,700 Compare 10,790
Massachusetts $61,500 Compare 2,000
Montana $60,960 Compare 1,140

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Minnesota

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $708,340 0.87
Dermatologists $625,790 1.22
Surgeons, All Other $568,150 1.90
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $537,830 1.19
Anesthesiologists $496,510 1.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $475,250 0.40
Emergency Medicine Physicians $390,940 1.59
Neurologists $381,670 1.56

Minnesota has salary data for 733 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Highway Maintenance Workers in Minnesota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Highway Maintenance Workers are projected to change by +3.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 12,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.