Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators pay in Texas

$48,940avg. a year
$23.53 an hour · 3,940 employed

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators in Texas earn an average of $48,940 a year. That is $10,060 (17%) less than the U.S. average of $59,000. The best-paying metro area is Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX at $53,920.

$47,060Median pay
$23.53Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#40Of 49 states + D.C.

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators by metro area. Swipe to see all 13.

180 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$53,920
$25.92 an hour
2500 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$52,120
$25.06 an hour
3940 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$51,770
$24.89 an hour
450 jobs
Odessa, TX
$50,420
$24.24 an hour
5870 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$49,560
$23.83 an hour
6330 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$48,540
$23.34 an hour
770 jobs
Waco, TX
$47,740
$22.95 an hour
840 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$46,290
$22.26 an hour
9110 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$44,680
$21.48 an hour
10160 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$44,040
$21.17 an hour
1160 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$43,960
$21.14 an hour
1240 jobs
Tyler, TX
$43,940
$21.12 an hour
13110 jobs
El Paso, TX
$40,940
$19.68 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$59,000$28.37
Texas$48,940$23.53
Louisiana$53,140$25.55
Oklahoma$48,050$23.10
New Mexico$47,700$22.93
Arkansas$44,060$21.18

Questions and answers

How much do paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators make in Texas?

The average is $48,940 a year, and the median is $47,060. That is $10,060 (17%) less than the U.S. average of $59,000.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$23.53 an hour on average; the median is $22.63.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($53,920), followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($52,120). The lowest average among 13 metro areas with data is El Paso, TX ($40,940).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #40 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 47-2071. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.