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Highest Paying Industries for Highway Maintenance Workers

The top 32 highest paying industries for highway maintenance workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $45,190, other heavy and civil engineering construction is the highest paying industry for highway maintenance workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $43,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of highway maintenance workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 32 Highest Paying Industries for Highway Maintenance Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$45,190	$32,140	90
2	Federal government, including USPS	$43,280	$39,150	50
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$43,280	$39,150	50
4	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$39,770	$31,640	n/a
5	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$39,770	$31,640	n/a
6	Employment Services	$38,910	$21,370	250
7	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$38,710	$21,770	n/a
8	Transportation and Warehousing	$37,830	$28,490	80
9	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$37,270	$29,610	40
10	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$37,180	$29,880	40
11	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$37,180	$29,880	40
12	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,050	$22,600	93,980
13	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,050	$22,600	93,980
14	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$36,650	$23,340	133,020
15	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,650	$23,340	133,010
16	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,650	$23,340	133,010
17	State government, including schools and hospitals	$35,790	$24,600	38,990
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,790	$24,600	38,980
19	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$35,400	$27,690	60
20	Support Activities for Transportation	$35,260	$27,560	60
21	Construction	$34,770	$20,720	6,310
22	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$34,750	$20,650	6,060
23	Specialty Trade Contractors	$34,670	$21,660	240
24	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$34,570	$20,620	5,930
25	Traveler Accommodation	$34,370	$25,420	30
26	Accommodation	$34,370	$25,420	30
27	Accommodation and Food Services	$34,370	$25,420	30
28	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,940	$21,380	940
29	Administrative and Support Services	$33,720	$21,350	930
30	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$31,880	$21,460	220
31	Temporary Help Services	$30,650	$19,720	140
32	Other Support Services	$25,770	$20,420	370