How much do Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

Percentile spread

For Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $58,250 and the 90th percentile is $103,330. The difference is $45,080, which is 61.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,840 to the 75th at $102,660, covers $42,820.

The mean annual wage is $79,220, which sits above the median of $72,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eugene-Springfield, OR median is 36.7% higher than the national median of $53,340 for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,794, which is 34.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% higher than the Oregon median of $63,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators at $71,794 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albany, OR is 43 miles away, with a median of $64,690 and employment of 40. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,359, against $71,794 here.
• Salem, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $61,210 and employment of 40. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,055, against $71,794 here.
• Bend, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $62,180 and employment of 60. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,015, against $71,794 here.

Employment share

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Eugene-Springfield, OR (40 of 157,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.