How much do Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $39,040 and the 90th percentile is $60,020. The difference is $20,980, which is 44.7% 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 $39,040 to the 75th at $49,840, covers $10,800.

The mean annual wage is $47,910, which sits above the median of $46,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $53,340 for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,968, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Florida median of $46,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators at $46,968 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 9th of 12 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $47,390 and employment of 370. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,727, against $46,968 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $44,180 and employment of 140. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,480, against $46,968 here.
• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $49,850 and employment of 110. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,168, against $46,968 here.