The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $36,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.
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 | $45,520 | 20.69% | 35.98% |
| 2021 | $36,100 | 18.23% | - |
| 2020 | $29,520 | -44.44% | - |
| 2019 | $42,640 | 1.67% | - |
| 2018 | $41,930 | -3.55% | - |
| 2017 | $43,420 | 30.35% | - |
| 2016 | $30,240 | 2.45% | - |
| 2015 | $29,500 | -1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $29,840 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $29,290 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $29,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,520, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Columbia (median annual salary of $45,980). Compared with Columbia, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Augusta-Richmond County is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.