New Jersey was 2.9% above the U.S. median for Highway Maintenance Workers. It ranked 20 of 50 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey was 108.8, or 8.8% above the national price level. Its housing index was 134.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$47,535
WageScope divides the published Highway Maintenance Workers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-4051 and BLS area 34.
Questions, answered
Highway Maintenance Workers pay in New Jersey: common questions
What is the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $51,720 per year for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Highway Maintenance Workers pay higher in New Jersey than nationally?
New Jersey's published median was 2.9% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in New Jersey?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 108.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Highway Maintenance Workers jobs does BLS estimate in New Jersey?
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What the Highway Maintenance Workers median says in New Jersey
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Highway Maintenance Workers median in New Jersey at $51,720 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-4051 and BLS area 34.
BLS lists 4,850 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $56,570 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
New Jersey's Highway Maintenance Workers median is 2.9% above the U.S. Highway Maintenance Workers median of $50,260 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-4051 and area 34. SOC 47-4051 names Highway Maintenance Workers. Area 34 names New Jersey. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-4051/34 row reports 4,850 wage and salary jobs, 1.13 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.13 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-4051/34, the annual median is $51,720 per year, while the matching mean is $56,570 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 34 facts behind this Highway Maintenance Workers page
Area 34 reports 4,285,720 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $78,040. Its annual median is $58,570. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-4051 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in New Jersey runs from $34,450 at the 10th percentile to $142,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,400. The median is $58,570. The 75th percentile is $96,720. This is a place check, not a pay range for Highway Maintenance Workers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 34. They do not show related skills or a path into Highway Maintenance Workers.
1. Area 34, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 117,080 jobs, $37,090 annual median, 27.32 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
2. Area 34, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 107,680 jobs, $34,590 annual median, 25.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 34, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 97,230 jobs, $39,540 annual median, 22.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the New Jersey wage ladder for Highway Maintenance Workers
The 10th percentile is $36,810 per year. The 25th percentile is $41,250 per year. The median is $51,720 per year. The 75th percentile is $65,730 per year. The 90th percentile is $80,360 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $41,250 per year to $65,730 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $43,550. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
New Jersey has a annual median of $51,720 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $50,260 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for New Jersey. New Jersey is 2.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where New Jersey sits for Highway Maintenance Workers
New Jersey ranks 20 of 50 among states and territories with a published annual median for Highway Maintenance Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 20 of 50 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
17. Michigan has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $53,750 per year, 5,230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.19.
18. Colorado has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $52,350 per year, 1,990 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.7.
19. Idaho has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $52,050 per year, 1,340 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.57.
21. New Hampshire has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $51,050 per year, 1,230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.81.
Pay leaders
Where Highway Maintenance Workers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-4051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Oregon has the highest published median in this set, at $65,330 per year. New Jersey sits at $51,720 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Highway Maintenance Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Oregon has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $65,330 per year, or $13,610 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,650 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.84.
2. Washington has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $65,300 per year, or $13,580 above New Jersey. BLS lists 2,590 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.73.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Highway Maintenance Workers jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Highway Maintenance Workers in this same-source set, at 13,820 jobs. New Jersey has 4,850. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 13,820 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 8,970 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $55,210 per year, or $3,490 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.43.
2. Pennsylvania has 11,140 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 6,290 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $47,690 per year, or $4,030 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.84.
Local-share leaders
Where Highway Maintenance Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
South Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 3.95. New Jersey has 1.13. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Highway Maintenance Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. South Dakota has a location quotient of 3.95, a gap of 2.82 from New Jersey. BLS lists 1,800 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $48,610 per year, or $3,110 below New Jersey.
2. Vermont has a location quotient of 3.87, a gap of 2.74 from New Jersey. BLS lists 1,170 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $58,460 per year, or $6,740 above New Jersey.
3. Mississippi has a location quotient of 3.59, a gap of 2.46 from New Jersey. BLS lists 4,160 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $35,120 per year, or $16,600 below New Jersey.
Job scale and share
How common Highway Maintenance Workers is in New Jersey
BLS lists 4,850 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs in New Jersey. It also lists 1.13 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.13. A value of 1 means Highway Maintenance Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Highway Maintenance Workers beside other roles in New Jersey
The all-occupations median in New Jersey is $58,570 per year. The Highway Maintenance Workers median is $51,720 per year. Highway Maintenance Workers is 11.7% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Jersey. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Highway Maintenance Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a New Jersey median of $50,260 per year. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.4.
2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a New Jersey median of $54,810 per year. BLS lists 37,350 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
3. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a New Jersey median of $48,570 per year. BLS lists 65,130 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in New Jersey
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Jersey table, at 117,080 jobs. Highway Maintenance Workers has 4,850 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 4,285,720. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Highway Maintenance Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 117,080 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 112,230 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $37,090 per year, or $14,630 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Cashiers has 107,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 102,830 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $34,590 per year, or $17,130 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around New Jersey
Computer and Information Systems Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New Jersey role table, at $203,460 per year. Highway Maintenance Workers has $51,720 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $58,570 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $203,460 per year in New Jersey, or $151,740 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 34,470 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $173,690 per year in New Jersey, or $121,970 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 53,000 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.55.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in New Jersey
Packers and Packagers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Jersey role table, at 4.62. Highway Maintenance Workers has 1.13. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Highway Maintenance Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 4.62 in New Jersey, a gap of 3.49 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a median of $43,840 per year, or $7,880 below Highway Maintenance Workers.
2. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 1.87 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.74 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 34,470 jobs and a median of $203,460 per year, or $151,740 above Highway Maintenance Workers.
Price-level view
What $51,720 may mean after the New Jersey price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey is 108.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.8% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $51,720 Highway Maintenance Workers median by 108.8 divided by 100. The result is $47,535 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 134.3. Goods are 107.1. Utilities are 114.2. Other services are 103.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Highway Maintenance Workers row is 8.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 4,850 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $56,570 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Highway Maintenance Workers. It uses a New Jersey place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $51,720 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Highway Maintenance Workers row for New Jersey does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 4,850 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.13 is not a growth score. Rank 20 of 50 is not a place score. The 108.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-4051 in BLS area 34. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 4,850 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 34, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 93,730 jobs, $34,150 annual median, 21.87 jobs per 1,000, and 0.88 location quotient.
5. Area 34, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 92,680 jobs, $106,500 annual median, 21.62 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 34, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 72,530 jobs, $36,520 annual median, 16.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.68 location quotient.
3. Connecticut has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $64,870 per year, or $13,150 above New Jersey. BLS lists 2,130 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.26.
4. Minnesota has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $63,150 per year, or $11,430 above New Jersey. BLS lists 4,610 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.57.
5. Illinois has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $61,700 per year, or $9,980 above New Jersey. BLS lists 10,790 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.78.
6. Massachusetts has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $61,500 per year, or $9,780 above New Jersey. BLS lists 2,000 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.55.
7. Montana has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $60,960 per year, or $9,240 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,140 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 2.24.
8. North Dakota has a Highway Maintenance Workers median of $60,630 per year, or $8,910 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,240 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 2.91.
3. Illinois has 10,790 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 5,940 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $61,700 per year, or $9,980 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.78.
4. California has 8,150 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 3,300 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $59,580 per year, or $7,860 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.45.
5. Texas has 6,630 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 1,780 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $45,540 per year, or $6,180 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.47.
6. Ohio has 6,070 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 1,220 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $48,880 per year, or $2,840 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.1.
7. Wisconsin has 6,000 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 1,150 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $58,000 per year, or $6,280 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 2.05.
8. Missouri has 5,470 estimated Highway Maintenance Workers jobs, a gap of 620 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $47,470 per year, or $4,250 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.87.
4. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 2.92, a gap of 1.79 from New Jersey. BLS lists 2,730 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $21,840 per year, or $29,880 below New Jersey.
5. Wyoming has a location quotient of 2.92, a gap of 1.79 from New Jersey. BLS lists 820 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $48,190 per year, or $3,530 below New Jersey.
6. North Dakota has a location quotient of 2.91, a gap of 1.78 from New Jersey. BLS lists 1,240 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $60,630 per year, or $8,910 above New Jersey.
7. Iowa has a location quotient of 2.58, a gap of 1.45 from New Jersey. BLS lists 4,000 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $58,490 per year, or $6,770 above New Jersey.
8. Maine has a location quotient of 2.55, a gap of 1.42 from New Jersey. BLS lists 1,620 Highway Maintenance Workers jobs and a median of $49,030 per year, or $2,690 below New Jersey.
4. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a New Jersey median of $47,740 per year. BLS lists 59,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
5. Light Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3033, has a New Jersey median of $46,820 per year. BLS lists 33,900 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a New Jersey median of $58,300 per year. BLS lists 37,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
7. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a New Jersey median of $44,960 per year. BLS lists 55,800 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
8. Packers and Packagers, Hand, SOC 53-7064, has a New Jersey median of $43,840 per year. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a location quotient of 4.62.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 97,230 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 92,380 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $39,540 per year, or $12,180 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.2.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 93,730 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 88,880 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $34,150 per year, or $17,570 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Registered Nurses has 92,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 87,830 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $106,500 per year, or $54,780 above Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Retail Salespersons has 72,530 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 67,680 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $36,520 per year, or $15,200 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.68.
7. Packers and Packagers, Hand has 71,260 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 66,410 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $43,840 per year, or $7,880 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 4.62.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 67,660 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 62,810 from Highway Maintenance Workers. Its median is $37,630 per year, or $14,090 below Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Software Developers has a median of $135,940 per year in New Jersey, or $84,220 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 51,570 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $106,500 per year in New Jersey, or $54,780 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 92,680 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $100,830 per year in New Jersey, or $49,110 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 42,250 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.06.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $91,060 per year in New Jersey, or $39,340 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 34,210 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $82,200 per year in New Jersey, or $30,480 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 38,140 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.3.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $79,410 per year in New Jersey, or $27,690 above Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 34,360 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Highway Maintenance Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.68 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.55 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 42,060 jobs and a median of $41,650 per year, or $10,070 below Highway Maintenance Workers.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.42 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.29 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 55,580 jobs and a median of $37,290 per year, or $14,430 below Highway Maintenance Workers.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.4 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.27 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $1,460 below Highway Maintenance Workers.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.26 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 55,210 jobs and a median of $76,640 per year, or $24,920 above Highway Maintenance Workers.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.17 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 44,980 jobs and a median of $79,200 per year, or $27,480 above Highway Maintenance Workers.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.17 from Highway Maintenance Workers. BLS lists 38,140 jobs and a median of $82,200 per year, or $30,480 above Highway Maintenance Workers.
Highway Maintenance Workers pay in New Jersey | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Highway Maintenance Workers in New Jersey
Filtered through MeritLog's approved New Jersey place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
