The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Reno-Sparks, Nevada is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Reno-Sparks 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 | $36,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Reno-Sparks, Nevada in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,040 | -6.99% | 7.43% |
| 2020 | $51,400 | 8.97% | - |
| 2019 | $46,790 | 0.02% | - |
| 2018 | $46,780 | -1.65% | - |
| 2017 | $47,550 | -6.18% | - |
| 2016 | $50,490 | 7.07% | - |
| 2015 | $46,920 | 1.60% | - |
| 2014 | $46,170 | 3.68% | - |
| 2013 | $44,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,040, Reno-Sparks is the lowest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Nevada, following city of Nevada nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $92,440). Compared with the highest paying city Nevada nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Reno-Sparks is 48.0 percent (48.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Las Vegas-Paradise | |
| Reno-Sparks |