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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$29,980
25th Percentile Wage	$29,980
50th Percentile Wage	$37,670
75th Percentile Wage	$45,420
90th Percentile Wage	$47,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,980.

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 2021.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$37,670	18.50%	25.14%
2020	$30,700	2.31%	-
2019	$29,990	0.20%	-
2018	$29,930	12.36%	-
2017	$26,230	-13.95%	-
2016	$29,890	-5.96%	-
2015	$31,670	-1.45%	-
2014	$32,130	9.90%	-
2013	$28,950	2.59%	-
2012	$28,200	-	-

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,670, Fort Smith is the lowest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Oklahoma, following city of Tulsa (median annual salary of $44,600). Compared with the highest paying city Tulsa, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Fort Smith is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Tulsa	$44,600
Oklahoma City	$44,580
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,860
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$38,710
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$38,050
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$38,050
Fort Smith	$37,670