Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	MYR GROUP INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000700923
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	MYRG
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,053,624
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016