The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $39,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,340 | -6.00% | 16.59% |
| 2021 | $48,060 | 29.46% | - |
| 2020 | $33,900 | 11.00% | - |
| 2019 | $30,170 | -16.84% | - |
| 2018 | $35,250 | -5.36% | - |
| 2017 | $37,140 | -1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $37,820 | 8.09% | - |
| 2015 | $34,760 | -8.80% | - |
| 2012 | $37,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,340, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $59,930). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe |