Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 292 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Riverside, CA $123,470 360
Hawaii $108,570 —
Urban Honolulu, HI $108,570 —
Champaign, IL $98,730 40
Alaska $97,670 100
Anchorage, AK $97,670 70

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $97,670 100
      Anchorage, AK $97,670 70
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $50,430 80
      Birmingham, AL $46,830 140
      Montgomery, AL $40,330 80
      Alabama $39,000 740
      Southeast Alabama $38,950 40
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,390 —
      Auburn, AL $36,380 40
      Northeast Alabama $32,900 130
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $46,670 110
      South Arkansas $46,280 30
      Arkansas $40,860 510
      Little Rock, AR $38,050 170
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,210 30
      West Arkansas $37,100 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $60,450 210
      Phoenix, AZ $60,450 190
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Riverside, CA $123,470 360
      San Francisco, CA $95,430 340
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $81,360 40
      California $79,460 1,920
      Los Angeles, CA $79,460 320
      San Luis Obispo, CA $75,230 30
      Sacramento, CA $70,440 120
      San Diego, CA $64,250 160
      Bakersfield, CA $63,110 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greeley, CO $57,280 130
      Fort Collins, CO $54,620 80
      Denver, CO $54,270 620
      Northwest Colorado $53,930 60
      Colorado $53,430 1,260
      Colorado Springs, CO $53,430 140
      Southwest Colorado $51,970 90
      Grand Junction, CO $50,600 40
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $40,730 60
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $59,710 160
      Hartford, CT $59,700 120
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,220 1,260
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $48,000 240
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Deltona, FL $49,850 110
      Port St. Lucie, FL $48,840 60
      Naples, FL $48,000 50
      Orlando, FL $46,950 380
      Miami, FL $46,020 480
      North Port, FL $45,460 —
      North Florida $45,060 130
      Florida $44,810 3,000
      Jacksonville, FL $44,810 260
      Tampa, FL $44,680 360
      Cape Coral, FL $43,750 150
      Wildwood, FL $42,810 60
      Tallahassee, FL $42,320 50
      Lakeland, FL $39,720 140
      Gainesville, FL $39,480 50
      Palm Bay, FL $38,030 90
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $45,700 960
      Savannah, GA $45,240 80
      Georgia $44,600 1,440
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,500 40
      South Georgia $41,870 40
      East Georgia $38,500 40
      Middle Georgia $38,250 90
      North Georgia $37,350 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $108,570 —
      Urban Honolulu, HI $108,570 —
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $60,230 170
      Northeast Iowa $60,230 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $48,270 110
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Champaign, IL $98,730 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $69,840 1,060
      Springfield, IL $69,780 50
      Illinois $66,130 1,300
      West Central Illinois $48,840 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $93,070 50
      Indianapolis, IN $63,230 200
      Indiana $56,960 860
      Elkhart, IN $56,870 60
      Central Indiana $55,150 40
      Evansville, IN $50,420 50
      Southern Indiana $50,110 50
      Northern Indiana $48,300 50
      South Bend, IN-MI $43,260 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $53,540 660
      Wichita, KS $45,920 140
      Kansas $45,140 150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,310 60
      Kentucky $45,650 150
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $49,870 80
      New Orleans, LA $48,750 50
      Louisiana $44,720 230
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $64,720 —
      Massachusetts $60,450 1,050
      Worcester, MA $51,550 160
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $58,720 760
      Baltimore, MD $56,960 400
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $54,170 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $55,920 120
      Maine $54,340 370
      Northeast Maine $54,340 50
      Southwest Maine $54,310 100
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $60,300 800
      Lansing, MI $58,690 80
      Grand Rapids, MI $58,540 220
      Kalamazoo, MI $58,410 110
      Southern Michigan $56,670 140
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $56,290 60
      Flint, MI $54,690 130
      Michigan $54,690 2,160
      Northern Michigan $54,220 70
      Battle Creek, MI $48,140 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $83,090 100
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $76,810 590
      Rochester, MN $76,590 40
      Minnesota $68,920 1,130
      Northeast Minnesota $68,080 40
      Southeast Minnesota $62,740 70
      Northwest Minnesota $61,950 120
      Southwest Minnesota $60,130 80
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $83,980 90
      St. Louis, MO-IL $76,400 590
      Kansas City, MO-KS $70,520 610
      Missouri $70,520 1,550
      Jefferson City, MO $69,990 100
      Southwest Missouri $63,020 60
      Springfield, MO $46,860 70
      Central Missouri $38,470 110
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $46,500 60
      Upper East Mississippi $40,830 110
      Lower East Mississippi $39,350 90
      Gulfport, MS $39,340 120
      Mississippi $38,490 570
      Lower West Mississippi $34,460 60
      West Delta Mississippi $30,800 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $58,980 240
      Billings, MT $58,150 60
      West Montana $52,360 50
      Bozeman, MT $50,650 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $49,920 130
      Durham, NC $49,810 70
      Raleigh, NC $49,350 260
      Charlotte, NC-SC $48,750 340
      Fayetteville, NC $47,820 40
      Eastern North Carolina $47,620 140
      North Carolina $47,620 1,310
      Central North Carolina $47,420 80
      Western North Carolina $46,300 50
      Asheville, NC $45,260 70
      Wilmington, NC $42,690 40
      Winston, NC $40,710 90
      Hickory, NC $40,010 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $51,520 70
      Omaha, NE-IA $49,150 130
      Nebraska $48,900 280
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $63,000 40
      Central New Hampshire $60,950 100
      New Hampshire $60,950 310
      Manchester, NH $58,770 50
      Southwestern New Hampshire $51,310 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $48,250 40
      New Jersey $48,070 850
      Atlantic City, NJ $42,950 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $51,500 60
      Farmington, NM $47,990 90
      Albuquerque, NM $46,350 270
      New Mexico $45,820 1,060
      Las Cruces, NM $44,880 70
      Eastern New Mexico $44,790 340
      Northern New Mexico $43,150 210
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $63,550 —
      Nevada $60,680 140
      Las Vegas, NV $59,090 100
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Watertown, NY $79,090 50
      Central East New York $76,970 80
      Southwest New York $65,550 50
      New York $63,860 4,200
      Rochester, NY $63,860 210
      New York, NY-NJ $61,170 3,450
      Utica, NY $60,500 80
      Capital/Northern New York $58,240 60
      Buffalo, NY $57,910 250
      Albany, NY $53,200 200
      Kiryas Joel, NY $50,310 100
      Syracuse, NY $48,070 60
      Binghamton, NY $47,780 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Youngstown, OH $74,950 50
      Columbus, OH $74,900 370
      Akron, OH $64,000 170
      Cleveland, OH $63,950 370
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,410 570
      Eastern Ohio $62,830 60
      Ohio $61,290 2,220
      West Northwestern Ohio $57,260 110
      Southern Ohio $56,230 110
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55,400 130
      Dayton, OH $53,490 70
      Toledo, OH $51,510 80
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $49,790 80
      Oklahoma City, OK $49,020 160
      Northwest Oklahoma $48,050 —
      Oklahoma $47,230 480
      Northeast Oklahoma $46,850 —
      Southeast Oklahoma $46,660 80
      Lawton, OK $45,660 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $72,920 40
      Coast Oregon $69,520 40
      Portland, OR-WA $66,130 100
      Albany, OR $64,690 40
      Bend, OR $62,180 60
      Salem, OR $61,210 40
      Oregon $61,050 250
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $70,030 180
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lancaster, PA $58,670 30
      Pennsylvania $56,600 510
      Pittsburgh, PA $56,460 130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $53,490 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,990 420
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $32,150 110
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $61,440 240
      Rhode Island $61,440 150
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $49,410 120
      Greenville, SC $47,070 60
      Charleston, SC $45,400 120
      South Carolina $45,290 590
      Myrtle Beach, SC $40,510 100
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $60,260 50
      East South Dakota $57,850 40
      South Dakota $57,610 180
      Rapid City, SD $53,300 70
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Tennessee $53,040 90
      Nashville, TN $49,670 570
      Clarksville, TN-KY $49,020 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,810 170
      Tennessee $48,690 1,550
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $48,090 50
      North Central Tennessee $46,080 50
      Johnson City, TN $45,990 40
      Knoxville, TN $45,150 240
      East Tennessee $44,410 130
      Kingsport, TN-VA $40,210 40
      West Tennessee $39,950 40
      Cleveland, TN $35,940 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Odessa, TX $52,000 100
      Beaumont, TX $49,320 80
      Dallas, TX $48,250 1,290
      Austin, TX $48,080 610
      Eastern Region of Texas $47,750 70
      North Region of Texas $47,640 120
      Texas $46,810 5,140
      San Antonio, TX $46,580 430
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $46,160 50
      Houston, TX $45,610 1,180
      Northwestern Region of Texas $45,270 50
      College Station, TX $45,100 100
      Lubbock, TX $44,460 40
      Waco, TX $43,800 80
      Amarillo, TX $41,410 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $41,180 170
      Hill Country Region of Texas $40,810 120
      El Paso, TX $38,300 150
      Tyler, TX $37,160 50
      McAllen, TX $35,510 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $48,860 90
      Salt Lake City, UT $47,890 240
      Utah $47,890 540
      High Desert Utah $44,890 40
      Ogden, UT $44,720 120
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $57,140 390
      Northern West Virginia $49,270 50
      Southwest Virginia $47,070 80
      Virginia $46,850 2,180
      Roanoke, VA $46,030 210
      Southside Virginia $45,710 —
      Richmond, VA $45,700 380
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $43,340 370
      Winchester, VA-WV $42,430 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $53,580 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $80,510 230
      Washington $77,180 390
      Yakima, WA $63,160 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Appleton, WI $89,810 90
      Eau Claire, WI $83,620 40
      Milwaukee, WI $83,370 140
      Green Bay, WI $83,170 50
      Madison, WI $83,160 110
      Northeastern Wisconsin $79,740 120
      Wisconsin $79,440 1,480
      South Central Wisconsin $78,620 380
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $55,750 140
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $58,930 110
      Cheyenne, WY $57,680 40
      Western Wyoming $56,980 40