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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,350
25th Percentile Wage
$36,410
50th Percentile Wage
$60,070
75th Percentile Wage
$74,820
90th Percentile Wage
$81,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$60,070
-23.46% -11.24%
2015
$74,160
4.67% -
2014
$70,700
2.66% -
2013
$68,820
2.91% -
2012
$66,820
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,070 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 37.8 percent (37.8%) 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