United States
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$51,650
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in the United States earn a median of $51,650 a year, about $24.83 an hour.
Median
$51,650
per year
Hourly
$24.83
as published
Mean
$58,660
pulled up by top earners
Workers
45,680
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $46,810 | -9% |
| New York | State | $63,860 | +24% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $61,170 | +18% |
| Florida | State | $44,810 | -13% |
| Ohio | State | $61,290 | +19% |
| Virginia | State | $46,850 | -9% |
| Michigan | State | $54,690 | +6% |
| California | State | $79,460 | +54% |
| Missouri | State | $70,520 | +37% |
| Tennessee | State | $48,690 | -6% |
| Wisconsin | State | $79,440 | +54% |
| Georgia | State | $44,600 | -14% |
| North Carolina | State | $47,620 | -8% |
| Illinois | State | $66,130 | +28% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $48,250 | -7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $57,220 | +11% |
| Colorado | State | $53,430 | +3% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $45,610 | -12% |
| Minnesota | State | $68,920 | +33% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $69,840 | +35% |
| New Mexico | State | $45,820 | -11% |
| Massachusetts | State | $60,450 | +17% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $45,700 | -12% |
| Indiana | State | $56,960 | +10% |
| New Jersey | State | $48,070 | -7% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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