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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 4 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Highway Operations Technician 1–3, Highway Operations Technician Trainee.

$42,084 – $72,550
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$51,720
median pay in NJ, all employers
4,850
workers in NJ (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Highway Operations Technician 1
Class 41937 · class description
Grade O11 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$42,084 – $60,577 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $42,084 a year
  • Step 2: $43,934 a year
  • Step 3: $45,783 a year
  • Step 4: $47,632 a year
  • Step 5: $49,482 a year
  • Step 6: $51,331 a year
  • Step 7: $53,180 a year
  • Step 8: $55,029 a year
  • Step 9: $56,879 a year
  • Step 10: $58,728 a year
  • Step 11: $60,577 a year
Highway Operations Technician Trainee
Class 42049 · class description
Grade O95 (42049) · Trainee/Apprentice Titles, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$45,364 – $47,044 a year
Highway Operations Technician 2
Class 42050 · class description
Grade O13 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$45,874 – $66,294 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $45,874 a year
  • Step 2: $47,916 a year
  • Step 3: $49,958 a year
  • Step 4: $52,000 a year
  • Step 5: $54,042 a year
  • Step 6: $56,084 a year
  • Step 7: $58,126 a year
  • Step 8: $60,168 a year
  • Step 9: $62,210 a year
  • Step 10: $64,252 a year
  • Step 11: $66,294 a year
Highway Operations Technician 3
Class 42051 · class description
Grade O15 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$50,059 – $72,550 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $50,059 a year
  • Step 2: $52,308 a year
  • Step 3: $54,557 a year
  • Step 4: $56,806 a year
  • Step 5: $59,055 a year
  • Step 6: $61,304 a year
  • Step 7: $63,554 a year
  • Step 8: $65,803 a year
  • Step 9: $68,052 a year
  • Step 10: $70,301 a year
  • Step 11: $72,550 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: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNJ
Workers4,850
10th percentile$36,810
Median$51,720
90th percentile$80,360
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 New Jersey

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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