The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Staunton-Waynesboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,860.
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 | $43,110 | 20.74% | 27.70% |
| 2020 | $34,170 | -1.43% | - |
| 2019 | $34,660 | -35.11% | - |
| 2018 | $46,830 | 3.48% | - |
| 2017 | $45,200 | 31.04% | - |
| 2016 | $31,170 | 6.54% | - |
| 2015 | $29,130 | -7.00% | - |
| 2012 | $31,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,110, Staunton-Waynesboro is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $44,760). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Staunton-Waynesboro is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |