SOC 47-2071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$53,340

U.S. median hourly wage$25.64

U.S. employment41,820

Nationally, paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earned a median of $53,340 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 41,820 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$111,360	$53.54	Not published	Not published
District of Columbia	$91,280	$43.88	70	0.1
Washington	$90,530	$43.53	530	0.1
Alaska	$83,520	$40.15	80	0.2
California	$83,130	$39.97	1,400	0.1
Connecticut	$77,480	$37.25	Not published	Not published
Idaho	$73,210	$35.20	130	0.2
Illinois	$73,060	$35.13	950	0.2
Missouri	$69,400	$33.37	1,560	0.5
Wisconsin	$69,020	$33.18	960	0.3
Minnesota	$68,180	$32.78	830	0.3
Oregon	$63,310	$30.44	520	0.3
Rhode Island	$63,060	$30.32	160	0.3
New York	$62,760	$30.17	4,530	0.5
New Hampshire	$62,080	$29.85	260	0.4
Iowa	$61,110	$29.38	Not published	Not published
Massachusetts	$60,950	$29.31	560	0.2
Maryland	$60,530	$29.10	750	0.3
Ohio	$60,280	$28.98	2,370	0.4
South Dakota	$60,140	$28.92	130	0.3
Colorado	$58,810	$28.28	920	0.3
Wyoming	$58,080	$27.92	160	0.6
Maine	$57,020	$27.42	250	0.4
Pennsylvania	$56,010	$26.93	520	0.1
Montana	$55,920	$26.89	260	0.5
Vermont	$54,830	$26.36	70	0.2
Michigan	$54,220	$26.07	1,720	0.4
Delaware	$54,020	$25.97	150	0.3
Arizona	$52,140	$25.07	170	0.1
Nevada	$51,400	$24.71	Not published	Not published
West Virginia	$51,230	$24.63	210	0.3
New Jersey	$50,500	$24.28	840	0.2
Indiana	$50,380	$24.22	910	0.3
Kansas	$49,070	$23.59	540	0.4
Utah	$48,860	$23.49	410	0.2
Louisiana	$48,450	$23.29	350	0.2
Virginia	$48,060	$23.10	1,660	0.4
North Carolina	$47,820	$22.99	1,940	0.4
Texas	$47,060	$22.63	3,940	0.3
South Carolina	$46,950	$22.57	630	0.3
Florida	$46,840	$22.52	2,740	0.3
Oklahoma	$46,760	$22.48	550	0.3
Georgia	$46,100	$22.16	1,270	0.3
New Mexico	$45,880	$22.06	990	1.1
Nebraska	$45,760	$22.00	390	0.4
Kentucky	$45,660	$21.95	110	0.1
Arkansas	$44,010	$21.16	490	0.4
Tennessee	$42,510	$20.44	1,730	0.5
Alabama	$41,880	$20.14	700	0.3
Mississippi	$37,030	$17.80	470	0.4
Puerto Rico	$29,460	$14.16	230	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 157 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$126,640	$60.89	310	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$111,360	$53.54	Not published	Not published
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$104,530	$50.26	260	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$96,590	$46.44	270	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$95,510	$45.92	50	0.2
Madison, WI	$93,610	$45.01	80	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$84,190	$40.48	60	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$83,370	$40.08	140	0.2
Rochester, MN	$82,730	$39.78	40	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,340	$38.63	740	0.2
Appleton, WI	$78,260	$37.62	40	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$77,480	$37.25	70	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,800	$36.93	480	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$74,950	$36.03	50	0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$74,760	$35.94	70	1.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$72,920	$35.06	40	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$72,080	$34.65	330	0.2
Springfield, IL	$71,670	$34.46	50	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$70,530	$33.91	220	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$68,520	$32.94	380	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$68,180	$32.78	50	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,210	$31.83	500	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$65,610	$31.55	100	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,870	$31.19	110	0.1
Albany, OR	$64,690	$31.10	40	0.8
Greeley, CO	$64,050	$30.79	90	0.7
Akron, OH	$64,000	$30.77	170	0.5
Reno, NV	$63,550	$30.55	Not published	Not published
Yakima, WA	$63,160	$30.37	30	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,050	$30.31	220	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$62,900	$30.24	60	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,780	$30.18	3,440	0.4
Columbus, OH	$62,490	$30.04	490	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,460	$30.03	150	0.2
Bend, OR	$62,180	$29.89	60	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$62,140	$29.88	60	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,780	$29.70	80	0.7
Salem, OR	$61,210	$29.43	40	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$60,850	$29.26	150	1.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$60,680	$29.18	480	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$60,320	$29.00	370	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$60,060	$28.88	100	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,910	$28.80	60	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$59,800	$28.75	310	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,780	$28.74	240	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,620	$28.66	420	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$59,160	$28.44	40	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$58,840	$28.29	60	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$58,800	$28.27	980	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$58,350	$28.05	100	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$58,120	$27.94	40	0.2
Toledo, OH	$58,080	$27.92	Not published	Not published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$57,910	$27.84	250	0.5
Cheyenne, WY	$57,680	$27.73	40	0.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$57,620	$27.70	50	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,510	$27.65	60	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$57,140	$27.47	140	0.5
Rochester, NY	$56,530	$27.18	260	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$55,690	$26.77	130	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$54,830	$26.36	110	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$54,810	$26.35	30	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$54,800	$26.35	90	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$54,130	$26.02	80	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$52,790	$25.38	90	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$52,000	$25.00	70	0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$51,400	$24.71	170	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,310	$24.67	580	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,860	$24.45	410	0.1
Asheville, NC	$50,720	$24.39	100	0.5
Bozeman, MT	$50,650	$24.35	40	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,640	$24.34	70	0.2
Evansville, IN	$50,420	$24.24	50	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$50,390	$24.23	40	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$50,390	$24.22	50	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,280	$24.17	50	0.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,280	$24.17	50	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,070	$24.07	250	0.2
Santa Fe, NM	$50,040	$24.06	50	0.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,920	$24.00	130	0.4
Richmond, VA	$49,880	$23.98	250	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$49,850	$23.97	110	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,740	$23.92	940	0.2
Odessa, TX	$49,700	$23.89	50	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,610	$23.85	100	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$49,450	$23.77	70	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,250	$23.68	80	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$49,110	$23.61	50	0.3
Battle Creek, MI	$49,050	$23.58	60	1.0
Billings, MT	$48,890	$23.50	80	0.9
Huntsville, AL	$48,840	$23.48	80	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,750	$23.44	50	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,720	$23.42	500	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,590	$23.36	440	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$48,440	$23.29	530	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$48,370	$23.25	Not published	Not published
Vineland, NJ	$48,250	$23.20	40	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,190	$23.17	430	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,110	$23.13	190	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$48,030	$23.09	120	0.2
Fayetteville, NC	$47,820	$22.99	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$47,730	$22.95	90	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$47,620	$22.89	160	1.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$47,610	$22.89	50	1.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,540	$22.85	100	0.4
Winchester, VA-WV	$47,530	$22.85	40	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,390	$22.78	370	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$47,340	$22.76	40	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$47,300	$22.74	220	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$47,230	$22.71	40	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$47,160	$22.67	90	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,050	$22.62	370	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,040	$22.62	150	1.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$46,970	$22.58	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,960	$22.58	330	0.3
Springfield, MO	$46,860	$22.53	70	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$46,810	$22.51	570	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,790	$22.49	870	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$46,550	$22.38	180	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,550	$22.38	140	0.4
Jackson, MS	$46,430	$22.32	60	0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$46,390	$22.31	90	2.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,320	$22.27	340	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$46,270	$22.25	80	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$46,260	$22.24	80	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,120	$22.17	770	0.3
Ogden, UT	$46,120	$22.17	110	0.4
Columbia, SC	$45,960	$22.10	100	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$45,930	$22.08	50	0.3
Wichita, KS	$45,900	$22.07	140	0.5
Lawton, OK	$45,660	$21.95	50	1.2
Albuquerque, NM	$45,550	$21.90	260	0.6
Las Cruces, NM	$45,450	$21.85	100	1.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$45,260	$21.76	60	0.4
Waco, TX	$45,230	$21.75	70	0.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$44,760	$21.52	60	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$44,720	$21.50	170	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$44,180	$21.24	140	0.5
Savannah, GA	$43,790	$21.05	90	0.4
Farmington, NM	$43,780	$21.05	60	1.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$43,450	$20.89	60	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$42,700	$20.53	110	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$40,540	$19.49	270	0.6
Montgomery, AL	$40,000	$19.23	60	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$39,360	$18.92	160	0.8
El Paso, TX	$39,340	$18.91	110	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$39,130	$18.81	110	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$39,120	$18.81	200	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$38,510	$18.52	90	0.3
Tyler, TX	$37,640	$18.09	40	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$37,440	$18.00	50	0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	$37,340	$17.95	100	0.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,210	$17.89	30	0.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$36,380	$17.49	40	0.5
Cleveland, TN	$35,940	$17.28	40	1.0
Johnson City, TN	$35,710	$17.17	80	1.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,190	$14.52	130	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	Not published	Not published	30	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.