What are the main factors that influence an Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Asphalt Equipment Operator?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Asphalt Equipment Operator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary?

An Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $66,716 for beginners, reaching about $68,533 at mid-level, and approach $73,612 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Asphalt Equipment Operator?

Asphalt Equipment Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Asphalt Equipment Operator roles are District of Columbia $86,914, California $86,584, Massachusetts $85,430. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Asphalt Equipment Operator roles make?

Salaries for Asphalt Equipment Operator level roles vary by specialization: Asphalt Paving Operator: $80,508; Asphalt Distributor Operator: $79,128; Asphalt Paver Operator: $78,979; Asphalt Screed Operator: $78,344; Concrete And Asphalt Equipment Operator: $74,926.

Asphalt Equipment Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Asphalt Equipment Operator make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Asphalt Equipment Operator in South Dakota is $71,340 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,177
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,831 to $82,246
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,994

10% $56,994

50% (Median) $71,340

90% $92,177

Asphalt Equipment Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,246	$6,854	$1,582	$40
Average	$71,340	$5,945	$1,372	$34
25th Percentile	$63,831	$5,319	$1,228	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Asphalt Equipment Operator Salaries

An Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Asphalt Equipment Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Asphalt Equipment Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $66,716
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,251
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,533
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,097
Expert (over 8 years): $73,612

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Asphalt Equipment Operator	less than 1 year	$66,716
Early Career Level Asphalt Equipment Operator	1-2 years	$67,251
Mid-Level Level Asphalt Equipment Operator	2-4 years	$68,533
Senior-Level Level Asphalt Equipment Operator	5-8 years	$72,097
Expert Level Asphalt Equipment Operator	over 8 years	$73,612

How Do Asphalt Equipment Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Asphalt Equipment Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,914.
California: $86,584.
Massachusetts: $85,430.

District of Columbia $86,914 California $86,584 Massachusetts $85,430 Washington $85,116 New Jersey $85,085 Alaska $84,975 Connecticut $83,892 New York $83,452

Hawaii $82,047 Rhode Island $81,388 Maryland $80,940 Minnesota $80,328 Colorado $80,092 Illinois $80,014 Oregon $79,716 Delaware $79,496

New Hampshire $79,358 Virginia $79,048 Pennsylvania $78,146 Nevada $77,690 North Dakota $77,541 Michigan $77,306 Wisconsin $77,219 Vermont $77,047

Texas $76,568 Maine $76,536 Arizona $76,489 Ohio $76,434 Georgia $75,712 Indiana $75,351 Wyoming $75,280 Utah $75,170

Iowa $75,123 Kansas $74,747 Louisiana $74,637 North Carolina $74,597 Missouri $74,582 Florida $74,276 Montana $74,111 Nebraska $73,954

Kentucky $73,867 South Carolina $73,553 Tennessee $73,357 Idaho $73,279 New Mexico $72,706 Oklahoma $72,580 Alabama $72,117 South Dakota $71,340

Arkansas $70,916 West Virginia $70,688 Mississippi $70,005

Top Paying Cities for Asphalt Equipment Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $72,083
Aurora: $72,466
Baltic: $71,687

Alcester, SD $72,083

Aurora, SD $72,466

Baltic, SD $71,687

Beresford, SD $71,899

Brandon, SD $71,540

Brookings, SD $72,600

Burbank, SD $71,826

Canistota, SD $71,933

Canton, SD $71,729

Centerville, SD $71,903

Chancellor, SD $71,720

Chester, SD $71,898

Colman, SD $72,133

Colton, SD $71,833

Crooks, SD $71,647

Davis, SD $71,815

Dell Rapids, SD $71,819

Egan, SD $72,011

Elk Point, SD $71,600

Elkton, SD $72,511

Fairview, SD $71,834

Flandreau, SD $72,245

Freeman, SD $72,166

Garretson, SD $71,700

Gayville, SD $72,287

Harrisburg, SD $71,585

Hartford, SD $71,695

Hudson, SD $71,892

Humboldt, SD $71,797

Hurley, SD $71,906

Irene, SD $72,107

Jefferson, SD $71,332

Lennox, SD $71,721

Lesterville, SD $72,234

Lyons, SD $71,714

Madison, SD $72,275

Marion, SD $71,954

Menno, SD $72,196

Mission Hill, SD $72,250

Monroe, SD $71,877

Belle Fourche, SD $72,155

Black Hawk, SD $69,947

Box Elder, SD $70,037

Buffalo, SD $72,023

Buffalo Gap, SD $71,457

Camp Crook, SD $72,093

Caputa, SD $70,376

Custer, SD $71,304

Deadwood, SD $70,864

Edgemont, SD $71,987

Enning, SD $71,425

Fairburn, SD $70,644

Fort Meade, SD $70,637

Hermosa, SD $70,362

Hill City, SD $70,838

Hot Springs, SD $71,932

Howes, SD $71,584

Interior, SD $71,698

Keystone, SD $70,292

Kyle, SD $71,852

Lead, SD $71,513

Ludlow, SD $72,307

Manderson, SD $71,968

Mud Butte, SD $71,628

Nemo, SD $70,391

Newell, SD $71,767

New Underwood, SD $70,379

Nisland, SD $71,925

Oelrichs, SD $71,784

Oglala, SD $71,909

Oral, SD $71,718

Owanka, SD $70,725

Piedmont, SD $69,999

Pine Ridge, SD $72,043

Porcupine, SD $71,826

Pringle, SD $71,525

Quinn, SD $71,595

Redig, SD $71,510

Saint Onge, SD $71,713

Scenic, SD $71,205

Smithwick, SD $71,808

Spearfish, SD $72,037

Sturgis, SD $70,413

Union Center, SD $71,473

Vale, SD $71,248

Wall, SD $71,491

Wasta, SD $71,129

White Owl, SD $71,617

Whitewood, SD $71,411

Wounded Knee, SD $71,972

Leola, SD $72,398

Long Lake, SD $72,509

Mansfield, SD $72,355

Mellette, SD $72,423

Northville, SD $72,345

Onaka, SD $72,064

Orient, SD $72,173

Pierpont, SD $72,418

Redfield, SD $72,535

Rockham, SD $72,259

Roscoe, SD $72,131

Selby, SD $72,006

Seneca, SD $72,019

Stratford, SD $72,427

Tolstoy, SD $72,023

Tulare, SD $72,435

Turton, SD $72,439

Warner, SD $72,511

Westport, SD $72,411

Pierre, SD $66,135

Agar, SD $67,856

Belvidere, SD $71,593

Blunt, SD $66,135

Burke, SD $72,154

Colome, SD $72,066

Dallas, SD $72,044

Draper, SD $69,820

Fort Pierre, SD $66,329

Gregory, SD $72,121

Hamill, SD $71,942

Harrold, SD $66,521

Hayes, SD $70,856

Herrick, SD $72,113

Holabird, SD $68,022

Ideal, SD $71,923

Kadoka, SD $71,676

Kennebec, SD $70,873

Long Valley, SD $71,673

Lower Brule, SD $70,779

Martin, SD $71,845

Midland, SD $71,440

Milesville, SD $71,487

Mission, SD $71,999

Murdo, SD $70,998

Norris, SD $71,784

Okaton, SD $71,603

Okreek, SD $71,958

Onida, SD $66,784

Parmelee, SD $71,913

Philip, SD $71,591

Presho, SD $70,343

Reliance, SD $71,983

Rosebud, SD $72,078

Saint Charles, SD $72,191

Saint Francis, SD $71,939

Tuthill, SD $71,759

Vivian, SD $70,037

Wanblee, SD $71,807

White River, SD $71,775

Winner, SD $71,999

Witten, SD $71,870

Wood, SD $71,766

Mobridge, SD $72,021

Bison, SD $71,841

Bullhead, SD $72,392

Cherry Creek, SD $71,655

Dupree, SD $71,671

Eagle Butte, SD $71,746

Faith, SD $71,649

Glencross, SD $71,710

Glenham, SD $72,047

Herreid, SD $72,323

Isabel, SD $71,696

Keldron, SD $72,042

Lantry, SD $71,779

Lemmon, SD $72,312

Little Eagle, SD $72,381

Lodgepole, SD $72,117

Mc Intosh, SD $72,151

Mc Laughlin, SD $72,087

Meadow, SD $71,676

Morristown, SD $72,224

Mound City, SD $72,193

Pollock, SD $72,465

Prairie City, SD $71,935

Ralph, SD $72,169

Reva, SD $71,939

Ridgeview, SD $71,781

Timber Lake, SD $71,817

Trail City, SD $71,794

Wakpala, SD $72,089

Walker, SD $72,203

Watauga, SD $72,040

Whitehorse, SD $71,857

Rapid City, SD $69,935

Ellsworth Afb, SD $69,935

Allen, SD $71,844

Batesland, SD $71,874

Montrose, SD $71,934

North Sioux City, SD $71,220

Nunda, SD $72,239

Oldham, SD $72,399

Olivet, SD $72,229

Parker, SD $71,837

Ramona, SD $72,271

Renner, SD $71,603

Rowena, SD $71,554

Rutland, SD $72,176

Salem, SD $72,180

Scotland, SD $72,342

Sinai, SD $72,628

Springfield, SD $72,428

Tabor, SD $72,381

Tea, SD $71,642

Trent, SD $71,914

Tyndall, SD $72,360

Utica, SD $72,235

Valley Springs, SD $71,597

Vermillion, SD $72,251

Viborg, SD $72,089

Volga, SD $72,458

Volin, SD $72,169

Wakonda, SD $72,095

Wentworth, SD $72,150

Winfred, SD $72,185

Worthing, SD $71,710

Yankton, SD $72,527

Sioux Falls, SD $71,536

Vienna, SD $72,589

Wallace, SD $72,545

Waubay, SD $72,511

Webster, SD $72,528

White, SD $72,640

Willow Lake, SD $72,670

Wilmot, SD $72,582

Mitchell, SD $72,593

Alexandria, SD $72,326

Alpena, SD $72,449

Armour, SD $72,300

Artesian, SD $72,438

Avon, SD $72,319

Bonesteel, SD $72,179

Bridgewater, SD $72,133

Canova, SD $72,230

Carpenter, SD $72,617

Carthage, SD $72,454

Cavour, SD $72,550

Chamberlain, SD $72,223

Corsica, SD $72,313

Dante, SD $72,277

Delmont, SD $72,280

Dimock, SD $72,360

Emery, SD $72,252

Ethan, SD $72,399

Fairfax, SD $72,191

Fedora, SD $72,375

Fort Thompson, SD $71,375

Fulton, SD $72,385

Gann Valley, SD $72,074

Geddes, SD $72,209

Harrison, SD $72,263

Highmore, SD $70,873

Stephan, SD $71,187

Hitchcock, SD $72,492

Howard, SD $72,411

Huron, SD $72,739

Iroquois, SD $72,567

Kaylor, SD $72,439

Kimball, SD $72,220

Lake Andes, SD $72,325

Lane, SD $72,600

Letcher, SD $72,405

Marty, SD $72,556

Miller, SD $72,287

Mount Vernon, SD $72,358

New Holland, SD $72,465

Oacoma, SD $72,158

Parkston, SD $72,389

Pickstown, SD $72,436

Plankinton, SD $72,346

Platte, SD $72,223

Pukwana, SD $72,172

Ree Heights, SD $71,811

Saint Lawrence, SD $72,290

Spencer, SD $72,220

Stickney, SD $72,299

Tripp, SD $72,319

Virgil, SD $72,388

Wagner, SD $72,334

Wessington, SD $72,334

Wessington Springs, SD $72,323

White Lake, SD $72,251

Wolsey, SD $72,476

Woonsocket, SD $72,443

Yale, SD $72,609

Aberdeen, SD $72,616

Akaska, SD $71,968

Amherst, SD $72,505

Andover, SD $72,400

Ashton, SD $72,387

Barnard, SD $72,487

Bath, SD $72,464

Bowdle, SD $72,104

Brentford, SD $72,518

Britton, SD $72,709

Claremont, SD $72,443

Columbia, SD $72,356

Conde, SD $72,434

Cresbard, SD $72,255

Doland, SD $72,589

Eureka, SD $72,359

Faulkton, SD $72,249

Ferney, SD $72,698

Frankfort, SD $72,584

Frederick, SD $72,505

Gettysburg, SD $71,570

Groton, SD $72,472

Hecla, SD $72,609

Hosmer, SD $72,243

Houghton, SD $72,302

Hoven, SD $72,045

Ipswich, SD $72,318

Java, SD $72,001

Langford, SD $72,407

Lebanon, SD $71,691

Watertown, SD $72,739

Arlington, SD $72,546

Astoria, SD $72,662

Badger, SD $72,673

Big Stone City, SD $72,779

Bradley, SD $72,522

Brandt, SD $72,613

Bristol, SD $72,464

Bruce, SD $72,534

Bryant, SD $72,638

Castlewood, SD $72,593

Claire City, SD $72,703

Clark, SD $72,647

Clear Lake, SD $72,619

Corona, SD $72,705

De Smet, SD $72,609

Eden, SD $72,480

Erwin, SD $72,564

Estelline, SD $72,582

Florence, SD $72,558

Garden City, SD $72,571

Gary, SD $72,666

Goodwin, SD $72,527

Grenville, SD $72,461

Hayti, SD $72,621

Hazel, SD $72,588

Henry, SD $72,589

Kranzburg, SD $72,859

Labolt, SD $72,534

Lake City, SD $72,601

Lake Norden, SD $72,655

Lake Preston, SD $72,585

Marvin, SD $72,457

Milbank, SD $72,767

New Effington, SD $72,858

Ortley, SD $72,472

Peever, SD $72,570

Raymond, SD $72,606

Revillo, SD $72,578

Rosholt, SD $72,841

Roslyn, SD $72,447

Sisseton, SD $72,614

South Shore, SD $72,479

Stockholm, SD $72,480

Strandburg, SD $72,472

Summit, SD $72,476

Toronto, SD $72,585

Twin Brooks, SD $72,452

Veblen, SD $72,739

Asphalt Equipment Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Asphalt Equipment Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Asphalt Equipment Operator positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Asphalt Equipment Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Asphalt Equipment Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$85,608	$41.0	20%
Biotechnology	$85,608	$41.0	20%
Chemicals	$85,608	$41.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$85,608	$41.0	20%
Financial Services	$85,608	$41.0	20%

Asphalt Equipment Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Asphalt Equipment Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$63,831

Average $71,340/year

$82,246

$5,319

Average $5,945/month

$6,854

$1,228

Average $1,372/week

$1,582

$31

Average $34/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,246	$6,854	$1,582	$40
Average	$71,340	$5,945	$1,372	$34
25th Percentile	$63,831	$5,319	$1,228	$31

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