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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary by City
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary by City (2024)
148 metro areas · National average: $56,454 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salaries across 148 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $104,100
$95,430
$54,790
$146,150
Riverside, CA $102,260
$123,470
$58,230
$123,470
Seattle, WA $94,030
$80,510
$64,840
$137,740
Anchorage, AK $91,030
$97,670
$65,120
$100,300
Urban Honolulu, HI $89,710
$108,570
$49,990
$108,590
Champaign, IL $89,310
$98,730
$60,420
$100,150
Los Angeles, CA $88,730
$79,460
$59,170
$129,110
San Luis Obispo, CA $83,880
$75,230
$58,770
$131,350
Watertown, NY $83,720
$79,090
$46,630
$123,470
Sacramento, CA $83,020
$70,440
$51,020
$132,890
Duluth, MN $79,560
$83,090
$60,850
$94,840
San Diego, CA $78,370
$64,250
$48,160
$128,860
Rochester, MN $78,240
$76,590
$48,700
$100,790
Appleton, WI $78,190
$89,810
$54,900
$89,810
Bakersfield, CA $76,710
$63,110
$49,990
$120,790
New York, NY $75,980
$61,170
$48,070
$101,680
Fort Wayne, IN $75,950
$93,070
$47,670
$93,090
Madison, WI $75,390
$83,160
$50,590
$91,770
St. Joseph, MO $75,320
$83,980
$40,000
$98,960
Minneapolis, MN $73,800
$76,810
$48,750
$102,270
Chicago, IL $73,460
$69,840
$42,550
$102,750
Eau Claire, WI $72,080
$83,620
$45,180
$89,830
Portland, OR $71,940
$66,130
$58,240
$89,020
Rochester, NY $71,640
$63,860
$44,690
$127,560
St. Louis, MO $71,430
$76,400
$39,770
$91,500
Springfield, IL $70,600
$69,780
$46,350
$105,210
Green Bay, WI $68,980
$83,170
$45,370
$90,210
Kansas City, MO $68,840
$70,520
$43,150
$91,190
Hartford, CT $68,630
$59,700
$53,490
$98,670
Boston, MA $66,850
$64,720
$54,800
$84,370
Columbus, OH $66,020
$74,900
$40,300
$78,170
Indianapolis, IN $65,920
$63,230
$45,720
$97,540
Providence, RI $65,000
$61,440
$47,830
$84,910
Worcester, MA $64,510
$51,550
$51,040
$86,420
Cincinnati, OH $64,350
$63,410
$44,830
$80,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,620
$59,310
$46,630
$91,360
Cleveland, OH $63,410
$63,950
$38,630
$93,210
Jefferson City, MO $63,120
$69,990
$36,610
$80,790
Kiryas Joel, NY $62,950
$50,310
$47,220
$102,630
Albany, NY $62,840
$53,200
$44,870
$93,920
Portland, ME $62,210
$55,920
$43,810
$89,460
Detroit, MI $60,790
$60,300
$47,250
$79,070
Utica, NY $60,380
$60,500
$46,550
$75,050
Sioux Falls, SD $59,890
$60,260
$49,890
$75,670
Dayton, OH $59,630
$53,490
$41,050
$92,370
Syracuse, NY $58,820
$48,070
$41,010
$98,110
Elkhart, IN $58,480
$56,870
$47,720
$73,590
Las Vegas, NV $58,270
$59,090
$37,680
$78,260
Greeley, CO $58,160
$57,280
$43,040
$68,570
Huntington, WV $57,810
$55,750
$39,090
$75,690
Lansing, MI $57,260
$58,690
$39,310
$74,500
Washington, DC $57,060
$57,220
$45,440
$75,250
Fort Collins, CO $56,940
$54,620
$40,330
$72,000
Battle Creek, MI $56,850
$48,140
$47,160
$76,960
Grand Rapids, MI $56,520
$58,540
$40,390
$74,230
Phoenix, AZ $56,390
$60,450
$30,780
$74,640
Billings, MT $56,310
$58,150
$46,250
$68,200
Hagerstown, MD $56,310
$54,170
$45,790
$61,120
Pittsburgh, PA $56,090
$56,460
$43,270
$71,100
Rapid City, SD $56,000
$53,300
$43,300
$66,660
Kalamazoo, MI $55,670
$58,410
$47,030
$66,490
Baltimore, MD $55,470
$56,960
$41,970
$64,980
Allentown, PA $55,200
$53,490
$42,950
$67,400
Denver, CO $55,110
$54,270
$40,480
$75,250
Toledo, OH $55,090
$51,510
$37,540
$74,460
Lancaster, PA $55,050
$58,670
$24,610
$71,660
Colorado Springs, CO $54,920
$53,430
$41,140
$70,730
Provo, UT $54,840
$48,860
$39,260
$73,400
Salt Lake City, UT $54,740
$47,890
$46,760
$70,270
Binghamton, NY $54,630
$47,780
$33,090
$92,190
Flint, MI $54,410
$54,690
$47,020
$61,070
Manchester, NH $53,550
$58,770
$36,760
$71,630
Ogden, UT $52,860
$44,720
$44,650
$68,760
Durham, NC $52,190
$49,810
$39,120
$60,150
Raleigh, NC $52,040
$49,350
$38,630
$59,440
Tulsa, OK $51,800
$49,790
$43,850
$64,730
Lincoln, NE $51,640
$51,520
$34,940
$61,730
Grand Junction, CO $51,530
$50,600
$40,100
$66,440
Philadelphia, PA $51,230
$47,990
$28,850
$75,620
Oklahoma City, OK $51,030
$49,020
$40,000
$52,420
Santa Fe, NM $50,770
$51,500
$39,520
$60,980
Clarksville, TN $50,660
$49,020
$44,460
$56,940
Wichita, KS $50,640
$45,920
$39,180
$70,720
Chattanooga, TN $50,070
$48,090
$39,440
$61,480
Nashville, TN $50,020
$49,670
$34,050
$63,050
Austin, TX $49,610
$48,080
$37,430
$62,730
Odessa, TX $49,580
$52,000
$40,120
$54,240
Dallas, TX $49,380
$48,250
$36,940
$58,820
Columbia, SC $49,220
$49,410
$36,190
$62,550
South Bend, IN $48,980
$43,260
$43,260
$62,400
Beaumont, TX $48,830
$49,320
$38,500
$60,940
Charlotte, NC $48,610
$48,750
$38,820
$58,080
Huntsville, AL $48,580
$50,430
$37,110
$56,730
Memphis, TN $48,340
$48,810
$35,360
$63,280
Knoxville, TN $48,250
$45,150
$38,370
$62,710
Baton Rouge, LA $47,810
$49,870
$43,070
$49,870
Farmington, NM $47,750
$47,990
$36,520
$58,580
Omaha, NE $47,640
$49,150
$34,660
$66,200
Richmond, VA $47,370
$45,700
$33,930
$60,460
Birmingham, AL $47,310
$46,830
$32,220
$66,710
Port St. Lucie, FL $46,970
$48,840
$37,920
$56,530
College Station, TX $46,890
$45,100
$35,050
$66,160
Johnson City, TN $46,810
$45,990
$21,570
$61,550
Albuquerque, NM $46,720
$46,350
$37,660
$59,340
Houston, TX $46,630
$45,610
$36,340
$57,310
Atlanta, GA $46,620
$45,700
$38,120
$50,280
Miami, FL $46,560
$46,020
$36,470
$55,330
San Antonio, TX $46,530
$46,580
$35,050
$57,260
Atlantic City, NJ $46,480
$42,950
$36,470
$52,960
Virginia Beach, VA $46,460
$43,340
$38,890
$58,660
Wilmington, NC $46,390
$42,690
$37,100
$59,830
Augusta, GA $46,300
$43,500
$37,780
$66,610
North Port, FL $46,220
$45,460
$37,380
$54,970
Orlando, FL $46,210
$46,950
$38,160
$56,160
Tampa, FL $45,800
$44,680
$38,510
$58,520
Asheville, NC $45,640
$45,260
$37,850
$52,430
Fayetteville, AR $45,610
$46,670
$38,170
$55,560
Jacksonville, FL $45,450
$44,810
$38,100
$55,010
Wildwood, FL $45,440
$42,810
$37,330
$50,950
Greenville, SC $45,420
$47,070
$33,480
$51,090
Savannah, GA $45,380
$45,240
$36,960
$48,010
Naples, FL $45,160
$48,000
$39,470
$54,860
Jackson, MS $45,140
$46,500
$30,610
$54,310
Waco, TX $45,090
$43,800
$37,100
$50,300
Montgomery, AL $45,070
$40,330
$31,370
$63,850
Charleston, SC $44,880
$45,400
$37,530
$54,940
Winston, NC $44,870
$40,710
$37,860
$54,190
Lubbock, TX $44,570
$44,460
$32,630
$51,320
Winchester, VA $44,540
$42,430
$32,600
$65,280
Las Cruces, NM $44,390
$44,880
$35,290
$57,870
Little Rock, AR $43,910
$38,050
$36,850
$49,960
Hickory, NC $43,780
$40,010
$37,390
$53,360
Cape Coral, FL $43,670
$43,750
$38,240
$49,960
Roanoke, VA $43,180
$46,030
$37,160
$47,820
Tyler, TX $43,070
$37,160
$36,670
$51,290
Palm Bay, FL $42,990
$38,030
$37,670
$51,190
Tallahassee, FL $42,640
$42,320
$32,000
$48,160
Corpus Christi, TX $42,410
$41,180
$35,430
$54,080
Gainesville, FL $42,320
$39,480
$38,010
$46,820
Kingsport, TN $42,300
$40,210
$29,890
$59,860
Lakeland, FL $42,290
$39,720
$36,980
$50,370
Gulfport, MS $42,280
$39,340
$35,930
$50,780
Myrtle Beach, SC $41,180
$40,510
$34,540
$49,070
Amarillo, TX $41,150
$41,410
$31,760
$52,450
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,110
$36,390
$31,440
$63,890
El Paso, TX $39,650
$38,300
$29,130
$49,230
McAllen, TX $37,270
$35,510
$28,600
$45,500
San Juan, PR $30,660
$32,150
$22,970
$34,300
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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