The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $39,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,460.
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 | $39,460 | 1.29% | -58.57% |
| 2020 | $38,950 | 2.52% | - |
| 2019 | $37,970 | -71.06% | - |
| 2017 | $64,950 | 3.66% | - |
| 2016 | $62,570 | 28.86% | - |
| 2015 | $44,510 | -40.58% | - |
| 2012 | $62,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,460 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in South Bend-Mishawaka is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.