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
Marion Williams works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Marion earned $61,481 in 2026.
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Scott Sisco is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Douglass Ledwell is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Matthew Simpson works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Matthew earned $61,481 in 2026.
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James Gray is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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At Department of Transportation, Allen Boyd serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,481.
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Eric Hardee is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Timothy Murphy holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,481.
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Cesar Aldrete is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Kenneth Korrek is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Travis Young works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Travis earned $61,481 in 2026.
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Kelly Wright is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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James Smith is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Joseph Davis holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,481.
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At Department of Transportation, Quentin Rhinehart serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,481.
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Matthew Riddle holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,481.
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Torrence Jeter is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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James Ennis is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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Donald Mahoney holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,481.
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Robert Sanders works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Robert earned $61,481 in 2026.
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Shawn Anderson works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Shawn earned $61,481 in 2026.
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Jamie Polston is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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At Department of Transportation, Marcus Robertson serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,481.
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Marvin Zeigler is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,481.
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James Branham holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,481.
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Preston Lavender is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,385.
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Natalie Estrada is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,385.
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Shane Mcjunkins works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Shane earned $61,327 in 2026.
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Tamera Haynes is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,303.
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Kody Clack works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Kody earned $61,220 in 2026.
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At Department of Transportation, Daniel Cox serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,220.
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Roberto Rosales Martinez holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,220.
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Darrell Coker is a Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. 2026 total compensation came to $61,220.
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Robert Watson works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Robert earned $61,220 in 2026.
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James Boulware works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. James earned $61,220 in 2026.
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At Department of Transportation, Brandon Wisher serves as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,220.
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John Watson holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,044.
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Lawrence Williams works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Lawrence earned $61,043 in 2026.
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Tyrone Peterson works as a Highway Maintenance Worker IV for Department of Transportation. Tyrone earned $61,043 in 2026.
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James Bodie holds the role of Highway Maintenance Worker IV at Department of Transportation. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,946.