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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) in Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division lists 2 job classes for this work in the Wyoming state pay plan: Highway Maintenance Technician, Highway Maintenance Specialist.

$42,910 – $69,930
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$48,190
median pay in WY, all employers
820
workers in WY (SOC 47-4051)

Sources: Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division, State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure — 2024 Market Rates (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.

Wyoming state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Highway Maintenance Technician
Class TNHM05
Grade H
$20.63 – $30.94 a hour
$42,910 – $64,355 a year
Highway Maintenance Specialist
Class TNHM06
Grade I
$22.41 – $33.62 a hour
$46,613 – $69,930 a year

Schedule: General Pay Table (2024 Market Rates, effective July 1, 2026). 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: Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division, State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure — 2024 Market Rates (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Wyoming, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWY
Workers820
10th percentile$42,970
Median$48,190
90th percentile$66,410
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 Wyoming

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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