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ITD seeks targeted pay increase to reduce maintenance turnover and fill frontline operations jobs

2436006 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

Idaho Transportation Department requested a targeted $2.5 million CEC to raise hourly pay for roughly 505 maintenance and transportation technician positions by $2.50, aiming to reduce turnover that the director said averaged 78 maintenance departures per year.

The Idaho Transportation Department asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for a targeted compensation increase intended to reduce turnover among frontline maintenance staff and to help fill newly approved positions.

Brooke Dupree, the Legislative Services Office budget analyst, outlined that the Highway Operations Division requested a targeted cost-of-living or compensation adjustment affecting about 505 transportation positions that would…

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