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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 4 job classes for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Highway Maintenance Worker 1–4.

$51,600 – $80,496
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$65,300
median pay in WA, all employers
2,590
workers in WA (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (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.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Washington 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 596P · class description
Grade 44E
$52,872 – $64,512 a year
9 steps
  • Step E: $52,872 a year
  • Step F: $54,204 a year
  • Step G: $55,596 a year
  • Step H: $56,952 a year
  • Step I: $58,392 a year
  • Step J: $59,760 a year
  • Step K: $61,332 a year
  • Step L: $62,880 a year
  • Step M: $64,512 a year
Grade 43E
$51,600 – $62,880 a year
9 steps
  • Step E: $51,600 a year
  • Step F: $52,872 a year
  • Step G: $54,204 a year
  • Step H: $55,596 a year
  • Step I: $56,952 a year
  • Step J: $58,392 a year
  • Step K: $59,760 a year
  • Step L: $61,332 a year
  • Step M: $62,880 a year
Highway Maintenance Worker 2
Class 596R · class description
Grade 48E
$58,392 – $71,136 a year
9 steps
  • Step E: $58,392 a year
  • Step F: $59,760 a year
  • Step G: $61,332 a year
  • Step H: $62,880 a year
  • Step I: $64,512 a year
  • Step J: $66,072 a year
  • Step K: $67,704 a year
  • Step L: $69,348 a year
  • Step M: $71,136 a year
Highway Maintenance Worker 3
Class 596S · class description
Grade 51E
$62,880 – $76,608 a year
9 steps
  • Step E: $62,880 a year
  • Step F: $64,512 a year
  • Step G: $66,072 a year
  • Step H: $67,704 a year
  • Step I: $69,348 a year
  • Step J: $71,136 a year
  • Step K: $72,900 a year
  • Step L: $74,748 a year
  • Step M: $76,608 a year
Highway Maintenance Worker 4
Class 596X · class description
Grade 53E
$66,072 – $80,496 a year
9 steps
  • Step E: $66,072 a year
  • Step F: $67,704 a year
  • Step G: $69,348 a year
  • Step H: $71,136 a year
  • Step I: $72,900 a year
  • Step J: $74,748 a year
  • Step K: $76,608 a year
  • Step L: $78,504 a year
  • Step M: $80,496 a year

Schedule: General Service Salary Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWA
Workers2,590
10th percentile$54,830
Median$65,300
90th percentile$80,060
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 Washington

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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