Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,020
25th Percentile Wage
$45,630
50th Percentile Wage
$53,370
75th Percentile Wage
$62,150
90th Percentile Wage
$76,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,020.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$53,370
7.38% -2.42%
2016
$49,430
-7.40% -
2015
$53,090
5.91% -
2014
$49,950
0.36% -
2013
$49,770
-9.83% -
2012
$54,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,370 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$85,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$80,640
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$78,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$76,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$73,630
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$70,070
Stockton
$68,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$67,240
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$63,170
Fresno
$63,040
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$62,630
Modesto
$61,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$60,550
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$53,930
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$53,370
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$52,480
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$51,010
Bakersfield-Delano
$50,010
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$49,950
Salinas
$49,940
Redding
$49,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,010
Napa
$47,630
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,160
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,670
Visalia-Porterville
$44,630
Chico
$30,610