SOC 47-4051 · Grand Island, NE metro

Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in Grand Island, NE

The average salary for highway maintenance workers in Grand Island, Nebraska is $55,950 a year ($26.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,830: half of the 100 people in this job in the Grand Island, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).

$55,950average per year

$26.90 / hourMedian $53,830Take-home ≈ $45,470

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Nebraska metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Grand Island

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,900 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Grand Island earn between $48,150 and $58,930.

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,950$4,662$26.90
Median$53,830$4,486$25.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,150$4,012$23.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,930$4,911$28.33

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Grand Island

On the average salary of $55,950, a single filer in Grand Island takes home about $45,470 a year, or $3,789 a month and $1,749 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 (2026 rules).

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Is Grand Island a good place for highway maintenance workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Grand Island area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.7), so the average $55,950 buys what about $64,565 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Island ($49,410). A typical home costs $260,422, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other Nebraska cities

Grand Island ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Highway Maintenance Workers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for highway maintenance workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,480).

Highway Maintenance Workers salary by city

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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Grand Island: questions

How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Grand Island?

$26.90 an hour on average, and $25.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Grand Island?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Grand Island?

About $45,470 a year ($3,789 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,950.

Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Grand Island than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Grand Island, NE (24260). 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.46, this job is 2.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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