Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,870
25th Percentile Wage
$33,430
50th Percentile Wage
$38,570
75th Percentile Wage
$44,500
90th Percentile Wage
$49,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,870.

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 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$38,570
3.50% 36.66%
2018
$37,220
2.28% -
2017
$36,370
32.83% -
2015
$24,430
0.00% -
2012
$24,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,570 in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 Watertown-Fort Drum is 55.2 percent (55.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 28.1 percent (28.1%) 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

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