Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Salinas, California

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,820
25th Percentile Wage
$45,660
50th Percentile Wage
$49,940
75th Percentile Wage
$49,960
90th Percentile Wage
$63,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,820.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$49,940
0.36% 0.00%
2013
$49,760
-0.36% -
2012
$49,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,940 in Salinas 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 Salinas is 41.6 percent (41.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 38.7 percent (38.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.