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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Florida

Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management lists 3 job classes for this work in the Florida state pay plan: Highway Maintenance Specialist, Highway Maintenance Technician I–II.

$34,760 – $68,796
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$42,210
median pay in FL, all employers
2,530
workers in FL (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Florida state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Highway Maintenance Specialist
Class 4759-01
Grade 018 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $68,796 a year
Grade 006 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $96,236 a year
Highway Maintenance Technician I
Class 4738-01
Grade 007 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $38,017 a year
Grade 002 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $68,175 a year
Highway Maintenance Technician II
Class 4741-01
Grade 009 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $41,346 a year
Grade 002 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $68,175 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: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Florida, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureFL
Workers2,530
10th percentile$33,610
Median$42,210
90th percentile$57,220
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 Florida

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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