The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Port St Lucie, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Port St Lucie 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 | $29,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Port St Lucie, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.
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 | $41,620 | -12.30% | 21.67% |
| 2021 | $46,740 | 27.56% | - |
| 2020 | $33,860 | -4.75% | - |
| 2019 | $35,470 | 6.17% | - |
| 2018 | $33,280 | -8.29% | - |
| 2017 | $36,040 | 9.54% | - |
| 2014 | $32,600 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $32,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,620, Port St Lucie is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin (median annual salary of $42,850). Compared with Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Port St Lucie is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.