Highway Maintenance Workers Salary — Eugene, Oregon

The average Highway Maintenance Workers in Eugene, Oregon earns $60,050 a year.

$60,050 / year, mean
↑ 9.7% above national average 43th percentile in Oregon

Eugene sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for highway maintenance workers. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 102 #44 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $459,366 #31 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $69,311 #112 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Eugene ranks #44 for cost of living and #31 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $84,480 Vallejo $75,770 Seattle $75,480 Springfield $72,660 Chicago $72,470 Olympia $71,210 Napa $71,140 Santa Maria $70,200 Bremerton $69,840 Champaign $69,270 Kankakee $67,520 San Francisco $67,360 Wenatchee $67,260 Albany $67,090 Mount Vernon $66,660 Kennewick $66,290 San Luis Obispo $66,210 Redding $65,830 Santa Rosa $65,830 Bloomington $65,610 Portland $65,460 Peoria $64,990 Sacramento $64,730 Salinas $64,440 Spokane $64,120 Yakima $62,860 Riverside $62,590 Bellingham $62,450 Stockton $62,090 Bend $61,690 New York $61,630 Los Angeles $61,600 Salem $61,260 Ann Arbor $61,170 Kiryas Joel $60,610 Eugene $60,050 Medford $59,530 Elmira $59,370 Kingston $59,280 Oxnard $59,200 Rockford $59,070 Decatur $58,710 San Diego $58,500 Walla Walla $58,280 El Centro $58,230 Rochester $57,680 Chico $57,230 Modesto $57,200 Grants Pass $57,170 Visalia $57,080 Fresno $56,960 Allentown $56,940 Reading $56,710 Grand Rapids $56,700 Yuba City $56,500 Bakersfield $56,010 Albany $55,860 Traverse City $55,600 Buffalo $55,530 Merced $55,400 Ithaca $55,010 Fort Wayne $54,810 Syracuse $54,560 Midland $54,290 Niles $53,920 Lancaster $53,860 Baltimore $53,830 Lansing $53,760 Saginaw $53,600 Richmond $53,350 Flint $53,290 Lebanon $52,990 Pittsburgh $52,850 Battle Creek $52,670 Harrisburg $52,480 Erie $52,350 Austin $52,340 Glens Falls $52,200 Monroe $51,910 Philadelphia $51,800 Hanford $51,760 South Bend $51,150 Utica $50,990 York $50,890 Charlottesville $50,850 Harrisonburg $50,670 Kalamazoo $50,450 Staunton $50,320 Trenton $50,280 Scranton $50,250 Fort Myers $50,220 Lynchburg $50,140 Chambersburg $49,880 Watertown $49,880 Elkhart $49,870 Binghamton $49,840 Detroit $49,540 Waco $49,420 Bloomington $49,400 Gettysburg $49,270 Indianapolis $49,270 Atlantic City $49,220 Winchester $49,100 Muskegon $49,010 Altoona $48,980 Blacksburg $48,950 Jackson $48,870 Paducah $48,770 Virginia Beach $48,530 State College $48,490 Michigan City $48,380 Evansville $48,360 Dallas $48,150 Tyler $47,960 Roanoke $47,800 Muncie $47,690 Sarasota $47,680 Columbus $47,520 Houston $47,380 Lafayette $47,300 Williamsport $46,810 Terre Haute $46,770 Sherman $46,660 Abilene $46,230 Louisville $46,110 Bay City $46,040 Huntington $45,540 Beckley $45,230 Lexington $45,080 Victoria $44,990 Sebastian $44,970 San Antonio $44,940 Lubbock $44,320 Orlando $44,290 Charleston $44,240 Miami $44,170 Beaumont $43,880 Morgantown $43,330 Wheeling $43,330 Amarillo $43,070 Vineland $43,050 Johnstown $43,000 Elizabethtown $42,990 Jacksonville $42,990 Tampa $42,950 Weirton $42,940 Owensboro $42,520 Corpus Christi $42,280 Bowling Green $42,150 Wildwood $42,140 Tallahassee $41,850 Palm Bay $41,560 Gainesville $40,970 Deltona $40,710 Panama City $40,660 Killeen $40,610 Odessa $40,410 Pensacola $40,130 Crestview $40,010 Longview $39,890 Punta Gorda $39,800 Texarkana $39,040 College Station $38,840 Lakeland $38,380 Wichita Falls $37,840 Ocala $37,070 McAllen $33,080 Brownsville $32,220
CityMean salaryvs. Eugene
Abilene, Texas$46,230-23.0%
Albany, Oregon$67,090+11.7%
Albany, New York$55,860-7.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$56,940-5.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$48,980-18.4%
Amarillo, Texas$43,070-28.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$61,170+1.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$49,220-18.0%
Austin, Texas$52,340-12.8%
Bakersfield, California$56,010-6.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$53,830-10.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$52,670-12.3%
Bay City, Michigan$46,040-23.3%
Beaumont, Texas$43,880-26.9%
Beckley, West Virginia$45,230-24.7%
Bellingham, Washington$62,450+4.0%
Bend, Oregon$61,690+2.7%
Binghamton, New York$49,840-17.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$48,950-18.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$65,610+9.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$49,400-17.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$42,150-29.8%
Bremerton, Washington$69,840+16.3%
Brownsville, Texas$32,220-46.3%
Buffalo, New York$55,530-7.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$50,220-16.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$49,880-16.9%
Champaign, Illinois$69,270+15.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$44,240-26.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$50,850-15.3%
Chicago, Illinois$72,470+20.7%
Chico, California$57,230-4.7%
College Station, Texas$38,840-35.3%
Columbus, Indiana$47,520-20.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$42,280-29.6%
Crestview, Florida$40,010-33.4%
Dallas, Texas$48,150-19.8%
Decatur, Illinois$58,710-2.2%
Deltona, Florida$40,710-32.2%
Detroit, Michigan$49,540-17.5%
El Centro, California$58,230-3.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$42,990-28.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$49,870-17.0%
Elmira, New York$59,370-1.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$52,350-12.8%
Evansville, Indiana$48,360-19.5%
Flint, Michigan$53,290-11.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$54,810-8.7%
Fresno, California$56,960-5.1%
Gainesville, Florida$40,970-31.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$49,270-18.0%
Glens Falls, New York$52,200-13.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$56,700-5.6%
Grants Pass, Oregon$57,170-4.8%
Hanford, California$51,760-13.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$52,480-12.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$50,670-15.6%
Houston, Texas$47,380-21.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$45,540-24.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,270-18.0%
Ithaca, New York$55,010-8.4%
Jackson, Michigan$48,870-18.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$42,990-28.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$43,000-28.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$50,450-16.0%
Kankakee, Illinois$67,520+12.4%
Kennewick, Washington$66,290+10.4%
Killeen, Texas$40,610-32.4%
Kingston, New York$59,280-1.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$60,610+0.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$47,300-21.2%
Lakeland, Florida$38,380-36.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$53,860-10.3%
Lansing, Michigan$53,760-10.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$52,990-11.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$45,080-24.9%
Longview, Texas$39,890-33.6%
Los Angeles, California$61,600+2.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$46,110-23.2%
Lubbock, Texas$44,320-26.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$50,140-16.5%
McAllen, Texas$33,080-44.9%
Medford, Oregon$59,530-0.9%
Merced, California$55,400-7.7%
Miami, Florida$44,170-26.4%
Michigan City, Indiana$48,380-19.4%
Midland, Michigan$54,290-9.6%
Modesto, California$57,200-4.7%
Monroe, Michigan$51,910-13.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$43,330-27.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$66,660+11.0%
Muncie, Indiana$47,690-20.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$49,010-18.4%
Napa, California$71,140+18.5%
New York, New York$61,630+2.6%
Niles, Michigan$53,920-10.2%
Sarasota, Florida$47,680-20.6%
Ocala, Florida$37,070-38.3%
Odessa, Texas$40,410-32.7%
Olympia, Washington$71,210+18.6%
Orlando, Florida$44,290-26.2%
Owensboro, Kentucky$42,520-29.2%
Oxnard, California$59,200-1.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$48,770-18.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$41,560-30.8%
Panama City, Florida$40,660-32.3%
Pensacola, Florida$40,130-33.2%
Peoria, Illinois$64,990+8.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$51,800-13.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$52,850-12.0%
Portland, Oregon$65,460+9.0%
Punta Gorda, Florida$39,800-33.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$56,710-5.6%
Redding, California$65,830+9.6%
Richmond, Virginia$53,350-11.2%
Riverside, California$62,590+4.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$47,800-20.4%
Rochester, New York$57,680-3.9%
Rockford, Illinois$59,070-1.6%
Sacramento, California$64,730+7.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$53,600-10.7%
Salem, Oregon$61,260+2.0%
Salinas, California$64,440+7.3%
San Antonio, Texas$44,940-25.2%
San Diego, California$58,500-2.6%
San Francisco, California$67,360+12.2%
San Jose, California$84,480+40.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$66,210+10.3%
Santa Maria, California$70,200+16.9%
Santa Rosa, California$65,830+9.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$50,250-16.3%
Seattle, Washington$75,480+25.7%
Sebastian, Florida$44,970-25.1%
Sherman, Texas$46,660-22.3%
South Bend, Indiana$51,150-14.8%
Spokane, Washington$64,120+6.8%
Springfield, Illinois$72,660+21.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$48,490-19.3%
Staunton, Virginia$50,320-16.2%
Stockton, California$62,090+3.4%
Syracuse, New York$54,560-9.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$41,850-30.3%
Tampa, Florida$42,950-28.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$46,770-22.1%
Texarkana, Texas$39,040-35.0%
Traverse City, Michigan$55,600-7.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$50,280-16.3%
Tyler, Texas$47,960-20.1%
Utica, New York$50,990-15.1%
Vallejo, California$75,770+26.2%
Victoria, Texas$44,990-25.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$43,050-28.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$48,530-19.2%
Visalia, California$57,080-4.9%
Waco, Texas$49,420-17.7%
Walla Walla, Washington$58,280-2.9%
Watertown, New York$49,880-16.9%
Weirton, West Virginia$42,940-28.5%
Wenatchee, Washington$67,260+12.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$43,330-27.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas$37,840-37.0%
Wildwood, Florida$42,140-29.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$46,810-22.0%
Winchester, Virginia$49,100-18.2%
Yakima, Washington$62,860+4.7%
York, Pennsylvania$50,890-15.3%
Yuba City, California$56,500-5.9%
Gross salary
60,050/yr
Estimated take-home
46,173/yr
Est. total withheld
23.1%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Highway Maintenance Workers salaries in Oregon → All Highway Maintenance Workers salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Eugene

These notes add local color around Eugene, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-4051 SOC code
Official area Eugene-Springfield, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 21660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Springfield
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
382,628