California / Transportation / Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker

Job-title file

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

1,694 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $51,810, below the department median of $94,114.

Employees: 1,694
Total payroll: $73.1M
Role median: $51,810
Agency median: $94,114
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$4,748$81,961+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,694 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 8,150 people — is $59,580. Transportation pays a median base salary of $51,994 for this role, 13% below that figure — about the 31st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,780

$49,550

$59,580

$76,510

$84,520

Transportation median · $51,994

The bar is the range of annual wages for Highway Maintenance Workers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 154,960 people — is $50,260. Transportation’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,230

$43,500

$50,260

$61,040

$71,970

Transportation median · $51,994

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 1,080 of 1,694 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Transportation is $51,810, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Olufemi Moronkola

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$80,658

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $19,180
Other pay: $1,953
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,658
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287025
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $80,658

Olufemi Moronkola holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,658. Union affiliation: R12.

Vaytron Beverly

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$80,591

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,154
Overtime: $19,552
Other pay: $1,885
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,591
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,622
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287047
Salary Total: $4,714
Total Pay: $80,591

Vaytron Beverly is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,591. Union affiliation: R12.

Patrick Shannon

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2024 total comp

$80,323

Sub-department: District 3
Base pay: $56,537
Overtime: $17,169
Other pay: $6,616
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Sierra
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,723
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9037096287106
Salary Total: $4,723
Total Pay: $80,323

Patrick Shannon holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,323. They are represented by R12.

Todd Drake

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$80,116

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $58,962
Overtime: $19,285
Other pay: $1,870
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287003
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $80,116

Todd Drake works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Todd earned $80,116 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Ronald Aquino Garcia

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$80,109

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $55,433
Overtime: $22,058
Other pay: $2,617
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9076046287918
Salary Total: $4,719
Total Pay: $80,109

Ronald Aquino Garcia is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 7. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,109. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Cory Becerra

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$80,102

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $18,876
Other pay: $1,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,102
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287032
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $80,102

Cory Becerra holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,102. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Hiapo Palu

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2023 total comp

$79,999

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $55,930
Overtime: $23,216
Other pay: $853
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,999
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,541
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046106287070
Salary Total: $4,768
Total Pay: $79,999

Hiapo Palu holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $79,999. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Ervey Dominguez

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,599

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $52,982
Overtime: $23,432
Other pay: $3,186
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,599
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,522
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046406287075
Salary Total: $4,612
Total Pay: $79,599

Ervey Dominguez works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Ervey earned $79,599 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Ditanyol Fluker

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,567

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $18,139
Other pay: $1,903
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287036
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $79,567

Ditanyol Fluker works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Ditanyol earned $79,567 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Roosevelt Williams Jr

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2023 total comp

$79,544

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $53,240
Overtime: $25,604
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,544
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046906287096
Salary Total: $4,611
Total Pay: $79,544

At Transportation, Roosevelt Williams Jr serves as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $79,544. They are represented by R12.

Lovell Qualls Jr

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,490

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,230
Overtime: $18,333
Other pay: $1,927
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287022
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $79,490

At Transportation, Lovell Qualls Jr serves as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,490. They are represented by R12.

Mohammed Khan

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,487

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $56,737
Overtime: $21,007
Other pay: $1,743
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,487
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,750
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046406287063
Salary Total: $4,845
Total Pay: $79,487

Mohammed Khan works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Mohammed earned $79,487 in 2025. They are represented by R12.

Oscar Vargas Preciado

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2024 total comp

$79,116

Sub-department: District 12
Base pay: $55,402
Overtime: $19,901
Other pay: $3,812
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Orange
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,723
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9126316287918
Salary Total: $4,723
Total Pay: $79,116

Oscar Vargas Preciado works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 12. Their status is full-time. Oscar earned $79,116 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Richard Iturriaga

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,955

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $51,211
Overtime: $24,088
Other pay: $3,657
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,955
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,523
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9116106287105
Salary Total: $4,387
Total Pay: $78,955

Richard Iturriaga works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $78,955 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Chauncey Davis

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2023 total comp

$78,742

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $54,084
Overtime: $22,539
Other pay: $2,118
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,742
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,541
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287918
Salary Total: $4,768
Total Pay: $78,742

Chauncey Davis holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $78,742. Union affiliation: R12.

Racquell Lyons Gilbert

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,679

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $56,656
Overtime: $15,516
Other pay: $6,506
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,679
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9086026287918
Salary Total: $4,719
Total Pay: $78,679

Racquell Lyons Gilbert is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,679. Union affiliation: R12.

Emiliano Sanchez

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,661

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $11,222
Other pay: $7,913
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,661
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046706287098
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $78,661

Emiliano Sanchez works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Emiliano earned $78,661 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Wesley Tuavao

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,629

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $52,703
Overtime: $22,168
Other pay: $3,758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,629
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,522
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047306287255
Salary Total: $4,612
Total Pay: $78,629

Wesley Tuavao works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Wesley earned $78,629 in 2025. They are represented by R12.

Brian Knight

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,580

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,469
Overtime: $17,434
Other pay: $1,677
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,580
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287062
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $78,580

Brian Knight is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,580. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Charles J Jr Maes

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,511

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $17,352
Other pay: $1,634
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,511
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047606287016
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $78,511

Charles J Jr Maes works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $78,511 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Ricardo Gallegos

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,159

Sub-department: District 10
Base pay: $57,199
Overtime: $17,930
Other pay: $3,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,159
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,750
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9106306287008
Salary Total: $4,845
Total Pay: $78,159

Ricardo Gallegos holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 10. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,159. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Gricelda Ramirez Hernandez

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,058

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $54,050
Overtime: $21,131
Other pay: $2,878
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,058
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9076046287003
Salary Total: $4,719
Total Pay: $78,058

Gricelda Ramirez Hernandez is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 7. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,058. They are represented by R12.

Mark Mulligan

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,945

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $59,526
Overtime: $15,139
Other pay: $3,280
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,945
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047306287160
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $77,945

Mark Mulligan holds the role of Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,945. They are represented by R12.

Wyatt Magee

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,916

Sub-department: District 3
Base pay: $49,439
Overtime: $22,125
Other pay: $6,352
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Glenn
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,307
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9037096287918
Salary Total: $4,178
Total Pay: $77,916

Wyatt Magee is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 3. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,916. They are represented by R12.

Eddie Marquez

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2023 total comp

$77,770

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $53,240
Overtime: $15,633
Other pay: $8,897
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9047306287217
Salary Total: $4,611
Total Pay: $77,770

Eddie Marquez is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 4. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $77,770. They are represented by R12.

Guadalupe Torres Vega

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,762

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $56,968
Overtime: $18,171
Other pay: $2,623
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,762
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,750
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046406287918
Salary Total: $4,845
Total Pay: $77,762

Guadalupe Torres Vega works as a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Guadalupe earned $77,762 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.

Ruben Dominguez Jr

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2023 total comp

$77,759

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $53,267
Overtime: $21,345
Other pay: $3,147
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,759
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,541
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9087206287025
Salary Total: $4,541
Total Pay: $77,759

Ruben Dominguez Jr is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $77,759. Their bargaining unit is R12.