Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$53,340
10th percentile
$38,230
90th percentile
$92,230
Employment
41,820
- NYMedian $62,760 · Employment 4,530
- TXMedian $47,060 · Employment 3,940
- New York, NYMedian $62,780 · Employment 3,440
- FLMedian $46,840 · Employment 2,740
- OHMedian $60,280 · Employment 2,370
- NCMedian $47,820 · Employment 1,940
- TNMedian $42,510 · Employment 1,730
- MIMedian $54,220 · Employment 1,720
- VAMedian $48,060 · Employment 1,660
- MOMedian $69,400 · Employment 1,560
- CAMedian $83,130 · Employment 1,400
- GAMedian $46,100 · Employment 1,270
- NMMedian $45,880 · Employment 990
- Washington, DCMedian $58,800 · Employment 980
- WIMedian $69,020 · Employment 960
- ILMedian $73,060 · Employment 950
- Dallas, TXMedian $49,740 · Employment 940
- COMedian $58,810 · Employment 920
- INMedian $50,380 · Employment 910
- Houston, TXMedian $46,790 · Employment 870
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.