The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $34,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,200.
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 | $39,590 | -3.28% | 25.21% |
| 2021 | $40,890 | -5.21% | - |
| 2020 | $43,020 | 5.32% | - |
| 2019 | $40,730 | 8.94% | - |
| 2018 | $37,090 | 5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $35,190 | 6.54% | - |
| 2016 | $32,890 | -3.89% | - |
| 2015 | $34,170 | 9.01% | - |
| 2014 | $31,090 | 2.16% | - |
| 2013 | $30,420 | 2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $29,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,590, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $46,870). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.