Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Washington

SOC 47-4051 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$65,300

per year in Washington

Middle half

$62,460–$75,030

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

2,590

in Washington

Concentration

0.73×

share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Washington

$65,300

published median

United States

$50,260

29.9% above the national median

Rank among states and DC

2nd

49 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $65,300 median has purchasing power comparable to about $61,021 nationally. Washington's BEA regional price parity is 107.0 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Washington.

$54,830$80,060

Getting in

Typical education to enter: High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in Washington

Every linked area below has a published estimate for highway maintenance workers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$75,030	111.1	820	0.40×
2	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$72,910	105.6	90	0.95×
3	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$71,140	103.7	80	0.61×
4	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$66,080	100.1	80	0.65×
5	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$65,300	105.4	550	0.46×
6	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$65,120	102.4	80	1.52×
7	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$64,430	103.9	80	1.57×
8	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$63,740	100.3	250	0.96×
9	Walla Walla, WA	$62,880	98.5	40	1.56×
10	Yakima, WA	$62,880	95.5	130	1.39×
11	Bellingham, WA	$62,330	103.3	100	1.11×
12	Lewiston, ID-WA	$54,930	91.2	50	1.58×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where highway maintenance workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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