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ITD seeks targeted pay increases to curb turnover among highway maintenance crews
Summary
Idaho Transportation Department asked JFAC for a targeted career‑path pay increase affecting maintenance positions, citing high turnover, training costs and recruitment challenges for CDL‑qualified staff.
The Idaho Transportation Department asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee for a targeted compensation adjustment aimed at maintenance staff and transportation technicians, saying wage increases across horizontal career‑path steps would reduce turnover and training costs.
ITD requested a targeted CEC (career‑path) adjustment that would raise pay steps by $2.50 per hour across approximately 505 positions in maintenance classifications and other frontline roles. Director Scott Stokes said the department’s maintenance workforce has averaged about 78 separations per year in recent years…
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