The invention discloses an energy-saving rammer for highway construction. The rammer comprises a rammer body, handrails are symmetrically arranged at the top end of the rammer body, a first tamping plate is connected to the side, away from the handrails, of the rammer body through a supporting column, fixed supports are symmetrically arranged at one side of the first tamping plate and arranged on the rammer body, a rotating shaft is movably arranged between the fixed supports, a rolling wheel is movably arranged on the rotating shaft in a sleeving mode, a first channel is formed in each fixed support, fixed through holes are symmetrically formed in the two ends of each channel, fixed grooves are symmetrically formed in the two sides of the rotating shaft, and a first reset spring is arranged on the inner wall of each fixed groove. Accordingly, the structure is simple, the production cost is low, road surfaces of different widths can be rammed, resources are saved, the phenomenon that the rammer body cannot work conveniently is avoided, and meanwhile the phenomenon that when the rammer body works, the rolling wheel touches the ground is avoided, the labor is saved, the work efficiency is improved, and the use requirements of people are met.