Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,250
25th Percentile Wage
$29,330
50th Percentile Wage
$32,870
75th Percentile Wage
$37,670
90th Percentile Wage
$40,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,250.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$32,870
-0.70% 0.00%
2015
$33,100
0.85% -
2014
$32,820
-0.15% -
2012
$32,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Florence-Muscle Shoals with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,870 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Montgomery and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Montgomery
$40,620
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$39,850
Birmingham-Hoover
$39,600
Huntsville
$38,270
Mobile
$35,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$32,870
Tuscaloosa
$31,600
Decatur
$31,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$31,270
Auburn-Opelika
$29,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$29,350
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$28,280
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$26,590
Gadsden
$22,300

See also: Top paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama.