SOC 47-4051 · Greenville, NC metro

Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for highway maintenance workers in Greenville, North Carolina is $43,150 a year ($20.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,470: half of the 90 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).

$43,150average per year

$20.74 / hourMedian $42,470Take-home ≈ $35,638

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-21%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 14North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,800 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Greenville earn between $32,980 and $51,730.

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,150$3,596$20.75
Median$42,470$3,539$20.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,980$2,748$15.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,730$4,311$24.87

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

Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Greenville

On the average salary of $43,150, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $35,638 a year, or $2,970 a month and $1,371 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Greenville a good place for highway maintenance workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $43,150 buys what about $48,811 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 14th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Asheville pays the most ($50,330).

All Highway Maintenance Workers salaries in North Carolina

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 Greenville: questions

How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Greenville?

$20.74 an hour on average, and $20.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,638 a year ($2,970 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,150.

Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Greenville than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less 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 Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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