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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Nevada

Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) lists 4 job classes for this work in the Nevada state pay plan: Hwy Maintenance Worker I–IV.

$44,767 – $84,021
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$49,320
median pay in NV, all employers
990
workers in NV (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), effective July 1, 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Nevada state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Hwy Maintenance Worker I
Class 9.130 · class description
Grade 25
$44,767 – $64,770 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $44,767 a year
  • Step 2: $46,583 a year
  • Step 3: $48,504 a year
  • Step 4: $50,509 a year
  • Step 5: $52,638 a year
  • Step 6: $54,810 a year
  • Step 7: $57,128 a year
  • Step 8: $59,508 a year
  • Step 9: $62,181 a year
  • Step 10: $64,770 a year
Hwy Maintenance Worker II
Class 9.127 · class description
Grade 27
$48,504 – $70,658 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $48,504 a year
  • Step 2: $50,509 a year
  • Step 3: $52,638 a year
  • Step 4: $54,810 a year
  • Step 5: $57,128 a year
  • Step 6: $59,508 a year
  • Step 7: $62,181 a year
  • Step 8: $64,770 a year
  • Step 9: $67,589 a year
  • Step 10: $70,658 a year
Hwy Maintenance Worker III
Class 9.120 · class description
Grade 29
$52,638 – $76,922 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $52,638 a year
  • Step 2: $54,810 a year
  • Step 3: $57,128 a year
  • Step 4: $59,508 a year
  • Step 5: $62,181 a year
  • Step 6: $64,770 a year
  • Step 7: $67,589 a year
  • Step 8: $70,658 a year
  • Step 9: $73,748 a year
  • Step 10: $76,922 a year
Hwy Maintenance Worker IV
Class 9.117 · class description
Grade 31
$57,128 – $84,021 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $57,128 a year
  • Step 2: $59,508 a year
  • Step 3: $62,181 a year
  • Step 4: $64,770 a year
  • Step 5: $67,589 a year
  • Step 6: $70,658 a year
  • Step 7: $73,748 a year
  • Step 8: $76,922 a year
  • Step 9: $80,409 a year
  • Step 10: $84,021 a year

Schedule: Pay Policy 01A, E, F, I — Classified; CBU A, E, F, I; Employee/Employer Contribution Plan (EE/ER). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), effective July 1, 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Nevada, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNV
Workers990
10th percentile$36,070
Median$49,320
90th percentile$74,410
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 Nevada

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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