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Map of West Virginia showing 7 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
West Virginia: 7 metros with trade pay data

Paving Equipment Operator pay in West Virginia

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$51,230statewide median a year
$24.63median an hour
#31of 49 states + DC
210paving equipment operators employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Paving equipment operators in West Virginia earn a statewide median of $51,230 a year, 3% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #31 of 49 states and DC. About 210 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$41,130Entry · 10th$45,37025th$51,230Median$58,39075th$77,920Top · 90th

States ranked near West Virginia

Delaware$54,020
Arizona$52,140
Nevada$51,400
West Virginia$51,230
New Jersey$50,500
Indiana$50,380
Kansas$49,070

See all states on the paving equipment operators nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes paving equipment operator pay for 1 West Virginia metro: Huntington.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
HuntingtonWEST VIRGINIA · WV$50,390$56,98850

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for West Virginia's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Northern West Virginia$49,120

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating paving equipment operator work in West Virginia
Paving Equipment Operator pay in West Virginia: $51,230 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 0.9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,100 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, paving equipment operators have 19 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 78% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often paving equipment operators deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOccasionally
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingSometimes

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in West Virginia Official source

The main state licensing office in West Virginia is the West Virginia Division of Labor. It can point you to the right license for paving equipment operators.

Official West Virginia licensing site ↗

Requirements for paving equipment operators vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Cities in West Virginia

HuntingtonWEST VIRGINIA · WV-2.6%population since 2020 · 4.8% unemployment

All trades in West Virginia.

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