Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,660 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Los Angeles earn between $48,120 and $76,800.
- $43K10th
- $48K25th
- $59KMedian
- $77K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $61,600 | $5,133 | $29.62 |
| Median | $58,540 | $4,878 | $28.14 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,120 | $4,010 | $23.13 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $76,800 | $6,400 | $36.92 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $61,600, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $49,787 a year, or $4,149 a month and $1,915 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for highway maintenance workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $61,600 buys what about $54,242 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 15.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 13th of 24 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($84,480).
- San Jose$84,480
- Vallejo$75,770
- Napa$71,140
- Santa Maria$70,200
- San Francisco$67,360
- San Luis Obispo$66,210
- Redding$65,830
- Santa Rosa$65,830
- Sacramento$64,730
- Los Angeles$61,600
Highest-paying cities for highway maintenance workers
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,480).
- San Jose, CA$84,480
- Vallejo, CA$75,770
- Seattle, WA$75,480
- Springfield, IL$72,660
- Chicago, IL$72,470
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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Los Angeles?
$29.62 an hour on average, and $28.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,120, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $49,787 a year ($4,149 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,600. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-4051; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).
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