Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,860
25th Percentile Wage
$22,450
50th Percentile Wage
$25,370
75th Percentile Wage
$29,790
90th Percentile Wage
$34,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,860.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$25,370
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$25,370
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Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,370, Gainesville is the lowest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Florida, following city of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin (median annual salary of $42,850). Compared with the highest paying city Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Gainesville is 40.8 percent (40.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$42,850
Port St Lucie
$41,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$40,130
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$40,100
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$39,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$39,380
Jacksonville
$39,360
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$38,810
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$38,740
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$38,090
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$37,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$37,680
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$37,550
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$36,810
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$35,110
Naples-Marco Island
$33,970
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$33,220
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$32,490
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$32,420
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$31,350
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$31,260
Tallahassee
$27,330
Gainesville
$25,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.