The highest-paying states for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,730, Hawaii is the highest paying state for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $81,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $98,730 |
$58,490 | 330 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $81,160 |
$45,660 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Washington | $80,660 |
$61,520 | 170 |
| 4 | Alaska | $75,780 |
$46,070 | 260 |
| 5 | California | $64,840 |
$45,050 | 2,200 |
| 6 | Ohio | $64,660 |
$37,680 | 1,650 |
| 7 | Oregon | $63,400 |
$46,520 | 360 |
| 8 | Montana | $62,200 |
$35,330 | 170 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $60,580 |
$57,920 | 100 |
| 10 | Missouri | $57,980 |
$35,850 | 1,100 |
| 11 | New York | $57,200 |
$37,230 | 3,420 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $57,060 |
$48,730 | 140 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $55,510 |
$32,090 | 190 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $53,850 |
$42,080 | 350 |
| 15 | Maryland | $52,760 |
$38,170 | 670 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $52,700 |
$42,020 | 510 |
| 17 | Wyoming | $52,440 |
$41,670 | 60 |
| 18 | Delaware | $52,120 |
$41,600 | 140 |
| 19 | Nevada | $52,000 |
$35,630 | 380 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $51,840 |
$43,030 | 1,350 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $51,690 |
$47,770 | 230 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $51,560 |
$31,610 | 290 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $50,610 |
$44,250 | 200 |
| 24 | Vermont | $49,400 |
$37,840 | 110 |
| 25 | Colorado | $48,780 |
$36,670 | 1,710 |
| 26 | Iowa | $48,630 |
$38,310 | 240 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $47,850 |
$38,210 | 1,080 |
| 28 | Michigan | $47,800 |
$37,310 | 1,650 |
| 29 | Maine | $47,270 |
$35,860 | 350 |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $46,920 |
$39,390 | 190 |
| 31 | Utah | $46,780 |
$35,240 | 720 |
| 32 | Indiana | $46,770 |
$38,760 | 710 |
| 33 | Illinois | $46,480 |
$35,590 | 2,120 |
| 34 | Idaho | $45,610 |
$38,470 | 340 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $45,360 |
$37,920 | 240 |
| 36 | Virginia | $45,190 |
$35,940 | 1,370 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $42,780 |
$33,060 | 1,600 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $42,010 |
$32,010 | 780 |
| 39 | Georgia | $41,850 |
$31,130 | 1,600 |
| 40 | Kansas | $41,620 |
$30,460 | 300 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $40,850 |
$30,880 | 280 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $40,830 |
$38,060 | 250 |
| 43 | Arizona | $40,530 |
$28,080 | 690 |
| 44 | Texas | $39,840 |
$30,640 | 4,000 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $39,310 |
$33,360 | 840 |
| 46 | Florida | $38,810 |
$30,680 | 3,000 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $38,620 |
$30,660 | 630 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $37,740 |
$31,400 | 170 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $37,380 |
$31,260 | 170 |
| 50 | Alabama | $37,140 |
$28,000 | 710 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $36,420 |
$28,880 | 470 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $26,750 |
$21,980 | 140 |