How much do Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators make in Toledo, OH?

Percentile spread

For Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,230 and the 90th percentile is $79,100. The difference is $43,870, which is 75.5% 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 $44,370 to the 75th at $65,950, covers $21,580.

The mean annual wage is $56,380, which sits below the median of $58,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 8.9% higher than the national median of $53,340 for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,507, which is 19.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Ohio median of $60,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators at $63,507 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Toledo, OH ranks 8th of 16 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).).

• Battle Creek, MI is 83 miles away, with a median of $49,050 and employment of 60. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,174, against $63,507 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 85 miles away, with a median of $51,310 and employment of 580. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,158, against $63,507 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 87 miles away, with a median of $95,510 and employment of 50. That median is 64.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,174, against $63,507 here.