South Carolina / Department of Transportation / Highway Maintenance Worker IV
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
326 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $62,002, below the department median of $63,481.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 326 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
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 2,290 people — is $48,130. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $55,818 for this role, 16% above that figure — about the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Highway Maintenance Workers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of 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. Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 63rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 933 of 937 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 Department of Transportation is $55,938, 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
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Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
Robert Liljegren works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Robert earned $95,028 in 2026.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
Don Sims works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Don earned $88,970 in 2026.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
At Department of Transportation, Jeremy Shrewsberry serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,421.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
At Department of Transportation, Ronald Byars serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,125.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
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Allen Riley is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $75,674.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
Duane Cox holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,611.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
Timothy Marlow works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Timothy earned $75,475 in 2026.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
At Department of Transportation, Devin Hayes serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,406.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
At Department of Transportation, Leroy Mcelveen serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,076.
Highway Maintenance Worker IV/Department of Transportation
Corey Watkins holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,073.