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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)

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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

State Geographic Wage Rates for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Average $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour IBISWorld
Sources: IBISWorld
Geographic Area Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry level ($/hour) 2025 Medium ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Alabama $XX $XX $XX $XX
Alaska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arizona $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arkansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
California $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado $XX $XX $XX $XX
Connecticut $XX $XX $XX $XX
Delaware $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florida $XX $XX $XX $XX
Georgia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii $XX $XX $XX $XX
Idaho $XX $XX $XX $XX
Illinois $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kentucky $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maine $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland $XX $XX $XX $XX
Massachusetts $XX $XX $XX $XX
Michigan $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minnesota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mississippi $XX $XX $XX $XX
Missouri $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nebraska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nevada $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Hampshire $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Jersey $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Mexico $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ohio $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oregon $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pennsylvania $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rhode Island $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tennessee $XX $XX $XX $XX
Texas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utah $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vermont $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wisconsin $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wyoming $XX $XX $XX $XX

Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 Median ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Auburn-Opelika, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntsville, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mobile, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montgomery, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tuscaloosa, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Anchorage, AK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Smith, AR-OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bakersfield, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Redding, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado Springs, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Collins, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Grand Junction, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greeley, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gainesville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jacksonville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Port St. Lucie, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tallahassee, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
The Villages, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Macon, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Savannah, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Urban Honolulu, HI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Peoria, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Evansville, IN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Wayne, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wichita, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baton Rouge, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bangor, ME $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Portland-South Portland, ME $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Barnstable Town, MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Leominster-Gardner, MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Worcester, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Battle Creek, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Flint, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jackson, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Saginaw, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Duluth, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rochester, MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jackson, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jefferson City, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas City, MO-KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Joseph, MO-KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Louis, MO-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Billings, MT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lincoln, NE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Reno, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Trenton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albuquerque, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Farmington, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Las Cruces, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Fe, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Binghamton, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rochester, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Syracuse, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utica-Rome, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Asheville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greensboro-High Point, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Raleigh, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wilmington, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Winston-Salem, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Akron, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Canton-Massillon, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dayton, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Toledo, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lawton, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma City, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tulsa, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albany, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bend-Redmond, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eugene, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salem, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lancaster, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pittsburgh, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rapid City, SD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sioux Falls, SD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chattanooga, TN-GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Clarksville, TN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Johnson City, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Knoxville, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Amarillo, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Austin-Round Rock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
College Station-Bryan, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Corpus Christi, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
El Paso, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Killeen-Temple, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lubbock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Odessa, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tyler, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Victoria, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waco, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Provo-Orem, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salt Lake City, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Richmond, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Roanoke, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Winchester, VA-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bellingham, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Yakima, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Appleton, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eau Claire, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Green Bay, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Madison, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cheyenne, WY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX

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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

What is the wage or salary of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in the US?

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