Paycheck Atlas

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $55,690 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,795 a month.

10th percentile
$49,140
25th percentile
$52,000
Median percentile
$55,690
75th percentile
$75,730
90th percentile
$75,740

Based on 130 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

$45,535 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,690
Federal income tax−$4,503
Social Security + Medicare−$4,260
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,392
Monthly take-home$3,795
Every two weeks$1,751

Does it go far here?

$53,903Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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