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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,610
25th Percentile Wage
$39,800
50th Percentile Wage
$47,730
75th Percentile Wage
$71,900
90th Percentile Wage
$100,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,730
-1.30% -6.41%
2021
$48,350
-39.03% -
2020
$67,220
13.27% -
2019
$58,300
-12.16% -
2018
$65,390
7.63% -
2016
$60,400
-22.80% -
2015
$74,170
8.29% -
2014
$68,020
6.98% -
2013
$63,270
19.72% -
2012
$50,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,730 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$82,790
Champaign-Urbana
$76,970
Peoria
$62,910
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$60,070
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$47,730
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,920
Springfield
$45,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.