The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $40,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,110.
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 | $51,080 | 6.09% | 7.85% |
| 2021 | $47,970 | -4.32% | - |
| 2018 | $50,040 | 5.30% | - |
| 2017 | $47,390 | 0.68% | - |
| 2016 | $47,070 | 19.86% | - |
| 2014 | $37,720 | -24.79% | - |
| 2012 | $47,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,080, Lansing-East Lansing is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Ann Arbor (median annual salary of $59,040). Compared with Ann Arbor, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Lansing-East Lansing is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower.