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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Arkansas

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Arkansas earns $44,010 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,985 a month.

10th percentile
$35,890
25th percentile
$38,050
Median percentile
$44,010
75th percentile
$48,690
90th percentile
$50,650

Based on 490 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

$35,826 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,010
Federal income tax−$3,101
Social Security + Medicare−$3,367
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,716
Monthly take-home$2,985
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$50,623Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

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