Highway Maintenance Workers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$72,470avg. a year
$34.84 an hour · 4,110 employed
Highway Maintenance Workers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $72,470 a year. That is $6,060 (9%) more than the Illinois average of $66,410. The U.S. average is $53,080.
$76,220Median pay
$34.84Average hourly
+9%vs. Illinois average
4,110Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for highway maintenance workers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1180 jobs
Springfield, IL
$72,660
$34.93 an hour
2290 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$69,270
$33.30 an hour
3100 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$67,520
$32.46 an hour
4190 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$65,610
$31.54 an hour
5430 jobs
Peoria, IL
$64,990
$31.24 an hour
6210 jobs
Rockford, IL
$59,070
$28.40 an hour
7400 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$58,850
$28.29 an hour
8120 jobs
Decatur, IL
$58,710
$28.23 an hour
91,960 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$58,120
$27.94 an hour
1090 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$52,170
$25.08 an hour
1180 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$48,770
$23.45 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | $69,180 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $108,300 |
| Electricians | $94,450 |
| Carpenters | $83,110 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $96,370 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $96,430 |
Questions and answers
How much do highway maintenance workers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $72,470 a year, and the median is $76,220. About 4,110 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $6,060 (9%) more than the Illinois average of $66,410.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 47-4051. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.