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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Georgia

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Georgia earns $46,100 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,069 a month.

10th percentile
$37,870
25th percentile
$39,350
Median percentile
$46,100
75th percentile
$49,200
90th percentile
$59,130

Based on 1,270 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

$36,829 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,100
Federal income tax−$3,352
Social Security + Medicare−$3,527
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,393
Monthly take-home$3,069
Every two weeks$1,416

Does it go far here?

$47,875Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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