Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Champaign
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,790 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Champaign earn between $48,780 and $95,000.
- $34K10th
- $49K25th
- $66KMedian
- $95K75th
- $101K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $69,270 | $5,772 | $33.30 |
| Median | $65,730 | $5,478 | $31.60 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,780 | $4,065 | $23.45 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $95,000 | $7,917 | $45.67 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Champaign
On the average salary of $69,270, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $54,274 a year, or $4,523 a month and $2,087 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Champaign a good place for highway maintenance workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $69,270 buys what about $74,722 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other Illinois cities
Champaign ranks 3rd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Springfield pays the most ($72,660).
- Springfield$72,660
- Chicago$72,470
- Champaign$69,270
- Kankakee$67,520
- Bloomington$65,610
- Peoria$64,990
- Rockford$59,070
- Decatur$58,710
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 Champaign: questions
How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Champaign?
$33.30 an hour on average, and $31.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Champaign?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,780, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Champaign?
About $54,274 a year ($4,523 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,270.
Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?
The average here is 27% 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
- 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.75, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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