Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary

Median Salary
$53,340
per year
Hourly Rate
$25.64
per hour
Employment
41,820
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$38,230
25th percentile
$45,610
Median
$53,340
75th percentile
$64,720
90th percentile
$92,230

💰 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$111,360+108.8%
District of Columbia$91,280+71.1%
Washington$90,530+69.7%
Alaska$83,520+56.6%
California$83,130+55.8%
Connecticut$77,480+45.3%
Idaho$73,210+37.3%
Illinois$73,060+37.0%
Missouri$69,400+30.1%
Wisconsin$69,020+29.4%
Minnesota$68,180+27.8%
Oregon$63,310+18.7%
Rhode Island$63,060+18.2%
New York$62,760+17.7%
New Hampshire$62,080+16.4%
Iowa$61,110+14.6%
Massachusetts$60,950+14.3%
Maryland$60,530+13.5%
Ohio$60,280+13.0%
South Dakota$60,140+12.7%
Colorado$58,810+10.3%
Wyoming$58,080+8.9%
Maine$57,020+6.9%
Pennsylvania$56,010+5.0%
Montana$55,920+4.8%
Vermont$54,830+2.8%
Michigan$54,220+1.6%
Delaware$54,020+1.3%
Arizona$52,140-2.2%
Nevada$51,400-3.6%
West Virginia$51,230-4.0%
New Jersey$50,500-5.3%
Indiana$50,380-5.5%
Kansas$49,070-8.0%
Utah$48,860-8.4%
Louisiana$48,450-9.2%
Virginia$48,060-9.9%
North Carolina$47,820-10.3%
Texas$47,060-11.8%
South Carolina$46,950-12.0%
Florida$46,840-12.2%
Oklahoma$46,760-12.3%
Georgia$46,100-13.6%
New Mexico$45,880-14.0%
Nebraska$45,760-14.2%
Kentucky$45,660-14.4%
Arkansas$44,010-17.5%
Tennessee$42,510-20.3%
Alabama$41,880-21.5%
Mississippi$37,030-30.6%

🏙️ Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$126,640+137.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$111,360+108.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$104,530+96.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,590+81.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$95,510+79.1%
Madison, WI$93,610+75.5%
Anchorage, AK$84,190+57.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$83,370+56.3%
Rochester, MN$82,730+55.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,340+50.6%
Appleton, WI$78,260+46.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$77,480+45.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$76,800+44.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$74,950+40.5%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$74,760+40.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$72,920+36.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$72,080+35.1%
Springfield, IL$71,670+34.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$70,530+32.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$68,520+28.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$68,180+27.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$66,210+24.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$65,610+23.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$64,870+21.6%
Albany, OR$64,690+21.3%
Greeley, CO$64,050+20.1%
Akron, OH$64,000+20.0%
Reno, NV$63,550+19.1%
Yakima, WA$63,160+18.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$63,050+18.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62,900+17.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$62,780+17.7%
Columbus, OH$62,490+17.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,460+17.1%
Bend, OR$62,180+16.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,140+16.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$61,780+15.8%
Salem, OR$61,210+14.8%
Jefferson City, MO$60,850+14.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$60,680+13.8%
Cleveland, OH$60,320+13.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,060+12.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$59,910+12.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$59,800+12.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$59,780+12.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$59,620+11.8%
Lancaster, PA$59,160+10.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$58,840+10.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,800+10.2%
Syracuse, NY$58,350+9.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$58,120+9.0%
Toledo, OH$58,080+8.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$57,910+8.6%
Cheyenne, WY$57,680+8.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$57,620+8.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$57,510+7.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$57,140+7.1%
Rochester, NY$56,530+6.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$55,690+4.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$54,830+2.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$54,810+2.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$54,800+2.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$54,130+1.5%
Lincoln, NE$52,790-1.0%
Binghamton, NY$52,000-2.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$51,400-3.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,310-3.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,860-4.6%
Asheville, NC$50,720-4.9%
Bozeman, MT$50,650-5.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$50,640-5.1%
Evansville, IN$50,420-5.5%
Green Bay, WI$50,390-5.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$50,390-5.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$50,280-5.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$50,280-5.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$50,070-6.1%
Santa Fe, NM$50,040-6.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,920-6.4%
Richmond, VA$49,880-6.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,850-6.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,740-6.7%
Odessa, TX$49,700-6.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$49,610-7.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$49,450-7.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,250-7.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,110-7.9%
Battle Creek, MI$49,050-8.0%
Billings, MT$48,890-8.3%
Huntsville, AL$48,840-8.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$48,750-8.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,720-8.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,590-8.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,440-9.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,370-9.3%
Vineland, NJ$48,250-9.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,190-9.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,110-9.8%
Birmingham, AL$48,030-10.0%
Fayetteville, NC$47,820-10.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$47,730-10.5%
Roanoke, VA$47,620-10.7%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$47,610-10.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,540-10.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$47,530-10.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,390-11.2%
Lubbock, TX$47,340-11.2%
Jacksonville, FL$47,300-11.3%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,230-11.5%
Wilmington, NC$47,160-11.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,050-11.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$47,040-11.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$46,970-11.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,960-12.0%
Springfield, MO$46,860-12.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$46,810-12.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,790-12.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$46,550-12.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,550-12.7%
Jackson, MS$46,430-13.0%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$46,390-13.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,320-13.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,270-13.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,260-13.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,120-13.5%
Ogden, UT$46,120-13.5%
Columbia, SC$45,960-13.8%
Gainesville, FL$45,930-13.9%
Wichita, KS$45,900-13.9%
Lawton, OK$45,660-14.4%
Albuquerque, NM$45,550-14.6%
Las Cruces, NM$45,450-14.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$45,260-15.1%
Waco, TX$45,230-15.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$44,760-16.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$44,720-16.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$44,180-17.2%
Savannah, GA$43,790-17.9%
Farmington, NM$43,780-17.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,450-18.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,700-19.9%
Knoxville, TN$40,540-24.0%
Montgomery, AL$40,000-25.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$39,360-26.2%
El Paso, TX$39,340-26.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$39,130-26.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,120-26.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$38,510-27.8%
Tyler, TX$37,640-29.4%
Tallahassee, FL$37,440-29.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,340-30.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,210-30.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,380-31.8%
Cleveland, TN$35,940-32.6%
Johnson City, TN$35,710-33.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,190-43.4%
Puerto Rico$29,460-44.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.