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Engineering Technician (DOT) in Michigan

Michigan Civil Service Commission lists 2 job classes for this work in the Michigan state pay plan: Transportation Technician-E, Transportation Technician-A.

$52,978 – $94,910
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$57,990
median pay in MI, all employers
2,930
workers in MI (SOC 17-3022)

Sources: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Michigan state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective October 1, 2026. These are the ranges Michigan sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Transportation Technician-E
Class TRNSTCHE · class description
Grade 8 · L32-022
$25.47 – $32.97 a hour
$52,978 – $68,578 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $25.47 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $26.18 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $26.92 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $27.70 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $28.25 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $29.10 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $29.78 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $30.89 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $31.70 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $32.97 a hour
Grade 9 · L32-022
$28.02 – $35.97 a hour
$58,282 – $74,818 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $28.02 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $28.83 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $29.55 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $30.29 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $30.89 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $31.70 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $32.57 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $33.40 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $34.61 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $35.97 a hour
Grade E10 · L32-022
$29.60 – $41.63 a hour
$61,568 – $86,590 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $29.60 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $31.42 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $33.18 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $34.91 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $37.00 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $38.83 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $41.63 a hour
Transportation Technician-A
Class TRNSTCHA · class description
Grade 11 · L32-023
$31.55 – $45.63 a hour
$65,624 – $94,910 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $31.55 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $33.72 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $35.86 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $38.09 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $40.25 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $42.70 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $45.63 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges). Data captured October 1, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022) in Michigan, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureMI
Workers2,930
10th percentile$44,840
Median$57,990
90th percentile$85,650
National median, government employers$67,040

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Michigan

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Engineering Technician (DOT) page.

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