The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $38,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,070.
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 | $46,660 | 11.17% | 27.03% |
| 2021 | $41,450 | 12.50% | - |
| 2020 | $36,270 | 0.69% | - |
| 2019 | $36,020 | 0.56% | - |
| 2018 | $35,820 | -18.57% | - |
| 2017 | $42,470 | 12.93% | - |
| 2016 | $36,980 | 4.19% | - |
| 2015 | $35,430 | 3.36% | - |
| 2014 | $34,240 | -0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $34,380 | 0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $34,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,660, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $46,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Jackson | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Clarksville |