Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Kingston, New York

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Kingston, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Kingston is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in Kingston, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,730
25th Percentile Wage
$28,830
50th Percentile Wage
$33,470
75th Percentile Wage
$43,780
90th Percentile Wage
$48,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Kingston, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$33,470
-10.94% -11.80%
2015
$37,130
-18.45% -
2014
$43,980
8.53% -
2013
$40,230
6.98% -
2012
$37,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Kingston with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,470 in Kingston is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Kingston is 61.1 percent (61.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$86,150
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$69,620
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$63,660
Nassau-Suffolk
$56,460
Syracuse
$47,910
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$47,690
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$46,030
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$45,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$45,100
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,930
Rochester
$43,670
Watertown-Fort Drum
$38,570
Binghamton
$38,260
Utica-Rome
$35,760
Kingston
$33,470
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$27,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Kingston, New York.