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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$45,470
25th Percentile Wage	$45,950
50th Percentile Wage	$46,870
75th Percentile Wage	$57,450
90th Percentile Wage	$60,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,470.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$46,870	18.28%	23.47%
2020	$38,300	-11.23%	-
2019	$42,600	8.94%	-
2018	$38,790	-2.78%	-
2017	$39,870	19.24%	-
2016	$32,200	-9.32%	-
2015	$35,200	-5.23%	-
2014	$37,040	6.97%	-
2013	$34,460	-4.09%	-
2012	$35,870	-	-

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Sioux Falls with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,870 in Sioux Falls is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Sioux Falls is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,130
Rapid City	$49,260
Sioux Falls	$46,870
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$41,510