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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Wisconsin

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Wisconsin earns $69,020 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,477 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$50,380
Median percentile
$69,020
75th percentile
$91,230
90th percentile
$92,150

Based on 960 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

$53,728 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,020
Federal income tax−$6,354
Social Security + Medicare−$5,280
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,658
Monthly take-home$4,477
Every two weeks$2,066

Does it go far here?

$73,351Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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