Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 26, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	MYR GROUP INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000700923
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,980,896
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1