The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $38,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $66,780 | 19.78% | 64.50% |
| 2018 | $53,570 | 23.50% | - |
| 2017 | $40,980 | 10.83% | - |
| 2016 | $36,540 | -1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $37,210 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $36,020 | 33.31% | - |
| 2013 | $24,020 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $23,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,780, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is the highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Iowa, followed by Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $58,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |