Illinois · 2025 pay · 3,433 people
How much does a highway maintainer make in Illinois?
$44,000typical pay for a highway maintainer in 2025
$23,300 – $105,800what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 43.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where highway maintainers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid highway maintainers, 2025
- 1James SmithHighway Maintainer · Department of Transportation$562,200
- 2David MooreHighway Maintainer · Department of Transportation$253,300
- 3Jose GuzmanHighway Maintainer · Department of Transportation$247,400
- 4Robert SmithHighway Maintainer · Department of Transportation$243,200
- 5Stephen NewcombHighway Maintainer · Department of Transportation$241,500
Common questions
How much does a highway maintainer make in Illinois?
The typical highway maintainer was paid $44,000 in 2025; most earned between $23,300 and $105,800. This counts all 3,433 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Highway Maintainer, at any level (for example "Highway Maintainer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this