The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,850 | 22.01% | 36.27% |
| 2020 | $33,420 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $32,760 | 11.66% | - |
| 2017 | $28,940 | 5.63% | - |
| 2016 | $27,310 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $27,060 | -0.92% | - |
| 2012 | $27,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,850, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is the highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Florida, followed by Port St Lucie (median annual salary $41,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in Port St Lucie.