The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $63,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,430.
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 | $82,310 | 24.80% | 49.19% |
| 2021 | $61,900 | -24.62% | - |
| 2018 | $77,140 | 9.37% | - |
| 2017 | $69,910 | 3.66% | - |
| 2016 | $67,350 | 11.98% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 11.67% | - |
| 2014 | $52,360 | 1.07% | - |
| 2013 | $51,800 | 19.27% | - |
| 2012 | $41,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,310, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Washington, followed by Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $78,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Yakima | |
| Spokane |