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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Dallas, TX

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $49,740 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,512 a month.

10th percentile
$42,070
25th percentile
$45,370
Median percentile
$49,740
75th percentile
$56,440
90th percentile
$63,370

Based on 940 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

$42,146 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,740
Federal income tax−$3,789
Social Security + Medicare−$3,805
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,512
Every two weeks$1,621

Does it go far here?

$48,249Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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