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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Washington

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Washington earns $90,530 a year, 70% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,043 a month.

10th percentile
$58,860
25th percentile
$73,810
Median percentile
$90,530
75th percentile
$102,000
90th percentile
$118,760

Based on 530 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

$72,518 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,530
Federal income tax−$11,087
Social Security + Medicare−$6,926
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,043
Every two weeks$2,789

Does it go far here?

$84,597Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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