The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 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 | $36,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $58,840 | 39.12% | 44.15% |
| 2013 | $35,820 | 8.26% | - |
| 2012 | $32,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,840, Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (median annual salary of $66,780). Compared with Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower.
| 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 |