ITD Requests Targeted Pay Increases for Maintenance Staff; Committee Probes Retention and Market Competition

Feb 5, 2025

The Idaho Transportation Department requested targeted compensation adjustments for maintenance staff and added 53 frontline positions last year. Legislators questioned recruitment, retention, and whether raises would keep workers from moving to counties, cities or private employers.

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The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee examined the Idaho Transportation Department’s workforce requests on Wednesday, including a consolidation that added 53 frontline district positions last year and a new targeted career‑step pay request to lift maintenance pay across four horizontal career-path steps.

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