Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary by location
National median: $53,340 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $126,640 | +137.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $111,360 | +108.8% | — | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $111,360 | +108.8% | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $104,530 | +96.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $96,590 | +81.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $95,510 | +79.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $93,610 | +75.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $91,280 | +71.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $90,530 | +69.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $84,190 | +57.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $83,520 | +56.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $83,370 | +56.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $83,130 | +55.8% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $82,730 | +55.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $80,340 | +50.6% | 740 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $78,260 | +46.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $77,480 | +45.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $77,480 | +45.3% | — | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $76,800 | +44.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $74,950 | +40.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $74,760 | +40.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $73,210 | +37.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $73,060 | +37.0% | 950 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $72,920 | +36.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $72,080 | +35.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $71,670 | +34.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $70,530 | +32.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $69,400 | +30.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $69,020 | +29.4% | 960 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $68,520 | +28.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $68,180 | +27.8% | 830 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $68,180 | +27.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $66,210 | +24.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $65,610 | +23.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $64,870 | +21.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $64,690 | +21.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $64,050 | +20.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $64,000 | +20.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $63,550 | +19.1% | — | 2025 |
| OR | state | $63,310 | +18.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $63,160 | +18.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $63,060 | +18.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $63,050 | +18.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $62,900 | +17.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $62,780 | +17.7% | 3,440 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $62,760 | +17.7% | 4,530 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $62,490 | +17.2% | 490 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $62,460 | +17.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,180 | +16.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $62,140 | +16.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $62,080 | +16.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $61,780 | +15.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $61,210 | +14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $61,110 | +14.6% | — | 2025 |
| MA | state | $60,950 | +14.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $60,850 | +14.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $60,680 | +13.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $60,530 | +13.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $60,320 | +13.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $60,280 | +13.0% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $60,140 | +12.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $60,060 | +12.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $59,910 | +12.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $59,800 | +12.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $59,780 | +12.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $59,620 | +11.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $59,160 | +10.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $58,840 | +10.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $58,810 | +10.3% | 920 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $58,800 | +10.2% | 980 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $58,350 | +9.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $58,120 | +9.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $58,080 | +8.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $58,080 | +8.9% | — | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $57,910 | +8.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $57,680 | +8.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $57,620 | +8.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $57,510 | +7.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $57,140 | +7.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $57,020 | +6.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $56,530 | +6.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $56,010 | +5.0% | 520 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $55,920 | +4.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $55,690 | +4.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $54,830 | +2.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $54,830 | +2.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $54,810 | +2.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $54,800 | +2.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $54,220 | +1.6% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $54,130 | +1.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $54,020 | +1.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $52,790 | −1.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $52,140 | −2.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $52,000 | −2.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $51,400 | −3.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $51,400 | −3.6% | — | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $51,310 | −3.8% | 580 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $51,230 | −4.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $50,860 | −4.6% | 410 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $50,720 | −4.9% | 100 | 2025 |