Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Michigan: Pay Plan

$44,491 – $69,909

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$53,750

median pay in MI, all employers

5,230

workers in MI (SOC 47-4051)

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, 2025. These are the ranges Michigan sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Transportation Maint Worker-E Class TRMTWKRE · class description Grade 6 · A31-005	$21.39 – $27.19 a hour $44,491 – $56,555 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $21.39 a hour End of 6 Months: $21.84 a hour End of 1 Year: $22.22 a hour End of 18 Months: $22.71 a hour End of 2 Years: $23.32 a hour End of 30 Months: $24.00 a hour End of 3 Years: $24.50 a hour End of 42 Months: $25.22 a hour End of 54 Months: $26.03 a hour End of 66 Months: $27.19 a hour
Grade 7 · A31-005	$22.06 – $28.28 a hour $45,885 – $58,822 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $22.06 a hour End of 6 Months: $22.56 a hour End of 1 Year: $23.11 a hour End of 18 Months: $23.59 a hour End of 2 Years: $24.00 a hour End of 30 Months: $24.83 a hour End of 3 Years: $25.48 a hour End of 42 Months: $26.27 a hour End of 54 Months: $27.03 a hour End of 66 Months: $28.28 a hour
Grade E8 · A31-005	$23.84 – $30.08 a hour $49,587 – $62,566 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $23.84 a hour End of 6 Months: $24.34 a hour End of 1 Year: $24.83 a hour End of 18 Months: $25.48 a hour End of 2 Years: $26.03 a hour End of 30 Months: $26.69 a hour End of 3 Years: $27.19 a hour End of 42 Months: $27.99 a hour End of 54 Months: $29.25 a hour End of 66 Months: $30.08 a hour
Transportation Maint Worker-A Class TRMTWKRA · class description Grade 9 · A31-011	$26.15 – $33.61 a hour $54,392 – $69,909 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $26.15 a hour End of 1 Year: $27.52 a hour End of 2 Years: $28.88 a hour End of 3 Years: $30.08 a hour End of 4 Years: $31.43 a hour End of 5 Years: $32.72 a hour End of 6 Years: $33.61 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 September 30, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	MI
Workers	5,230
10th percentile	$34,830
Median	$53,750
90th percentile	$63,460
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.

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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