Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators Salary in the US
A paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earns a national median of $53,340 a year (mean $59,000) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #503 of 825.
How much does a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earn in the US?
A paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the United States earns a median of $53,340 a year (mean $59,000), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 41,820 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2071), ranked #503 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$53,340
per year
Mean
$59,000
per year
Employment
41,820
US workers
National rank
#503
of 825 by median
What a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators (SOC 47-2071) earns a median annual wage of $53,340 and a mean (average) of $59,000. The median is the midpoint — half of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earn more and half earn less — and is 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators is $53,340, and the mean (average) is $59,000. The median is the midpoint — half of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $53,340, a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators earns 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 41,820 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators employed nationally (SOC 47-2071), across all industries.
- Where does this paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-2071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-2071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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