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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$52,170
25th Percentile Wage	$59,950
50th Percentile Wage	$78,020
75th Percentile Wage	$87,660
90th Percentile Wage	$93,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,170.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$78,020	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$78,020	-	-

Table 2. Compare Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operator Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,020, Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $82,310). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$82,310
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$78,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$72,960
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$64,020
Yakima	$47,690
Spokane	$45,530