The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $36,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $54,600 | 4.91% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $51,920 | 31.07% | - |
| 2014 | $35,790 | 7.07% | - |
| 2013 | $33,260 | -64.16% | - |
| 2012 | $54,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,600, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Wheeling (median annual salary of $73,610). Compared with Wheeling, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Wheeling | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester |