Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,830
25th Percentile Wage
$36,900
50th Percentile Wage
$47,360
75th Percentile Wage
$49,860
90th Percentile Wage
$65,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,360
-0.40% 31.19%
2021
$47,550
8.64% -
2020
$43,440
11.40% -
2017
$38,490
-1.14% -
2016
$38,930
2.85% -
2015
$37,820
10.71% -
2014
$33,770
4.56% -
2013
$32,230
-1.12% -
2012
$32,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,360, Beaumont-Port Arthur is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Longview (median annual salary of $57,310). Compared with Longview, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Longview
$57,310
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$47,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$45,350
Odessa
$44,770
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,900
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$41,440
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,250
Waco
$41,200
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,740
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$40,690
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,540
College Station-Bryan
$40,030
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$39,210
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,920
Corpus Christi
$38,040
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$37,910
San Angelo
$37,500
Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,880
Brownsville-Harlingen
$36,490
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,230
Lubbock
$35,900
Victoria
$35,810
Amarillo
$35,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$35,120
Laredo
$34,230
Wichita Falls
$33,570
Tyler
$33,210
El Paso
$32,440
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$31,780
Texarkana-Texarkana
$30,410
Sherman-Denison
$29,630

See also: Top paying jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas.