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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 2 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Highway Maintenance Worker 1–2.

$42,209 – $57,813
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$55,210
median pay in NY, all employers
13,820
workers in NY (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Highway Maintenance Worker 1
Class 6933100 · class description
Grade 08
$42,209 – $51,981 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $42,209 a year
  • Step 1: $43,605 a year
  • Step 2: $45,001 a year
  • Step 3: $46,397 a year
  • Step 4: $47,793 a year
  • Step 5: $49,189 a year
  • Step 6: $50,585 a year
  • Job Rate: $51,981 a year
Highway Maintenance Worker 2
Class 6933200 · class description
Grade 10
$47,110 – $57,813 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $47,110 a year
  • Step 1: $48,639 a year
  • Step 2: $50,168 a year
  • Step 3: $51,697 a year
  • Step 4: $53,226 a year
  • Step 5: $54,755 a year
  • Step 6: $56,284 a year
  • Job Rate: $57,813 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. 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 York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNY
Workers13,820
10th percentile$44,150
Median$55,210
90th percentile$75,690
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 York

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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