SOC 47-2071 · Area 12420 · May 2025
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,940 | $18.72 |
| 25th percentile | $44,960 | $21.62 |
| Median | $48,720 | $23.42 |
| 75th percentile | $59,780 | $28.74 |
| 90th percentile | $64,380 | $30.95 |
| Average | $52,120 | $25.06 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 500. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $44,960 to $59,780 in 2025, a span of $14,820.
The area median is $1,660 (3.5%) above Texas's $47,060 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 15 other published areas
- This area's median is $11,080 (29.4%) above the $37,640 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $9,380 (23.8%) above the $39,340 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $9,360 (23.8%) above the $39,360 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $6,710 (16.0%) above the $42,010 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,020 (14.1%) above the $42,700 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $5,270 (12.1%) above the $43,450 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $4,860 (11.1%) above the $43,860 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,490 (7.7%) above the $45,230 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $1,930 (4.1%) above the $46,790 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,760 (3.7%) above the $46,960 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,380 (2.9%) above the $47,340 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $1,380 (2.9%) above the $47,340 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $980 (2.0%) below the $49,700 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $1,020 (2.1%) below the $49,740 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,410 (10.0%) below the $54,130 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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