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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Allentown, PA

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $54,810 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,711 a month.

10th percentile
$42,730
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$54,810
75th percentile
$60,630
90th percentile
$73,330

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,810
Federal income tax−$4,397
Social Security + Medicare−$4,193
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,683
Monthly take-home$3,711
Every two weeks$1,713

Does it go far here?

$54,828Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania