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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Transportation Maintainer 2 (37.5 Hour), Transportation Maintainer 2 (40 Hour), Transportation Maintainer 3 (37.5 Hour), +3 more.

$56,854 – $89,849
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$64,870
median pay in CT, all employers
2,130
workers in CT (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources, Connecticut State Employee Compensation Plans and Job Class Specifications; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Connecticut state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 26, 2026. These are the ranges Connecticut sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Transportation Maintainer 2 (37.5 Hour)
Class 2346TC · class description
Grade TC 16 · NP-2 TC 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$56,854 – $73,827 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $56,854 a year
  • Step 2: $58,813 a year
  • Step 3: $60,775 a year
  • Step 4: $62,734 a year
  • Step 5: $64,688 a year
  • Step 6: $66,646 a year
  • Step 7: $68,597 a year
  • Step 8: $70,315 a year
  • Step 9: $72,072 a year
  • Step 10: $73,827 a year
Transportation Maintainer 2 (40 Hour)
Class 2346FM · class description
Grade FM 16 · NP-2 FM 40 Hour Pay Plan
$60,648 – $78,751 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $60,648 a year
  • Step 2: $62,736 a year
  • Step 3: $64,828 a year
  • Step 4: $66,917 a year
  • Step 5: $68,997 a year
  • Step 6: $71,090 a year
  • Step 7: $73,168 a year
  • Step 8: $75,006 a year
  • Step 9: $76,877 a year
  • Step 10: $78,751 a year
Transportation Maintainer 3 (37.5 Hour)
Class 2347TC · class description
Grade TC 18 · NP-2 TC 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$62,524 – $80,619 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $62,524 a year
  • Step 2: $64,585 a year
  • Step 3: $66,646 a year
  • Step 4: $68,716 a year
  • Step 5: $70,774 a year
  • Step 6: $72,835 a year
  • Step 7: $74,909 a year
  • Step 8: $76,780 a year
  • Step 9: $78,700 a year
  • Step 10: $80,619 a year
Transportation Maintainer 4 (37.5 Hour)
Class 2348TC · class description
Grade TC 19 · NP-2 TC 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$65,516 – $84,235 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $65,516 a year
  • Step 2: $67,649 a year
  • Step 3: $69,776 a year
  • Step 4: $71,902 a year
  • Step 5: $74,028 a year
  • Step 6: $76,148 a year
  • Step 7: $78,268 a year
  • Step 8: $80,226 a year
  • Step 9: $82,229 a year
  • Step 10: $84,235 a year
Transportation Maintainer 3 (40 Hour)
Class 2347FM · class description
Grade FM 18 · NP-2 FM 40 Hour Pay Plan
$66,690 – $85,996 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $66,690 a year
  • Step 2: $68,888 a year
  • Step 3: $71,090 a year
  • Step 4: $73,294 a year
  • Step 5: $75,495 a year
  • Step 6: $77,689 a year
  • Step 7: $79,900 a year
  • Step 8: $81,899 a year
  • Step 9: $83,945 a year
  • Step 10: $85,996 a year
Transportation Maintainer 4 (40 Hour)
Class 2348FM · class description
Grade FM 19 · NP-2 FM 40 Hour Pay Plan
$69,885 – $89,849 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $69,885 a year
  • Step 2: $72,160 a year
  • Step 3: $74,429 a year
  • Step 4: $76,696 a year
  • Step 5: $78,964 a year
  • Step 6: $81,224 a year
  • Step 7: $83,486 a year
  • Step 8: $85,576 a year
  • Step 9: $87,714 a year
  • Step 10: $89,849 a year

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

Source: Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources, Connecticut State Employee Compensation Plans and Job Class Specifications. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Connecticut, all employers Sourced

Highway Maintenance Workers (SOC 47-4051) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers2,130
10th percentile$57,710
Median$64,870
90th percentile$79,490
National median, government employers$50,450

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 Connecticut

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 Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) page.

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