Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Santa Rosa
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,270 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Santa Rosa earn between $52,680 and $77,590.
- $45K10th
- $53K25th
- $60KMedian
- $78K75th
- $83K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $65,830 | $5,486 | $31.65 |
| Median | $59,500 | $4,958 | $28.61 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $52,680 | $4,390 | $25.33 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $77,590 | $6,466 | $37.30 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Santa Rosa
On the average salary of $65,830, a single filer in Santa Rosa takes home about $52,880 a year, or $4,407 a month and $2,034 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Santa Rosa a good place for highway maintenance workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Santa Rosa area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 107.8), so the average $65,830 buys what about $61,076 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Rosa ($56,850). A typical home costs $796,761, or 12.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other California cities
Santa Rosa ranks 8th 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
- Salinas$64,440
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 Santa Rosa: questions
How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Santa Rosa?
$31.65 an hour on average, and $28.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Santa Rosa?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,680, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Santa Rosa?
About $52,880 a year ($4,407 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,830. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Santa Rosa than elsewhere?
The average here is 20% 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (42220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
- 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 0.33, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.33).
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