Rieth-Riley Construction pay: salary & hourly estimates

Rieth-Riley pay searches usually want a straight answer: how much does Rieth-Riley pay for laborers, operators, plant techs, CDL drivers, or project staff? AsphaltTons.com is a planning site for asphalt tonnage and driveway cost — not affiliated with Rieth-Riley Construction. We do not have internal payroll data. Below we summarize public third-party estimates from Indeed and Zippia (and one public CDL posting aggregate), with sample-size caveats. Treat every number as a crowd/job-board estimate, not an offer letter. Pay varies by role, location (Indiana, Michigan, and other Midwest yards), season, overtime, and union status. Always confirm with Rieth-Riley HR or the written job offer. (Search engines sometimes show the misspelling “Reith Riley”; the company’s name is Rieth-Riley.)

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Who is Rieth-Riley?

Rieth-Riley is a long-standing Midwest heavy-highway and asphalt contractor, often associated with work across Indiana and Michigan — hot-mix plants, paving crews, aggregate/haul, and related field and office roles. Public descriptions frequently note that the company is employee-owned (ESOP). Ownership and benefits can matter as much as base wage over a career; this article does not invent ESOP share values or retirement dollar amounts. If you are comparing employers, ask HR how the ESOP works for your role and vesting schedule.

Homeowners reading this for industry context: large regional producers and highway contractors set much of the regional mix price and crew calendar that show up in residential bids. For hiring a driveway crew (not the same as a highway employer), see how to choose an asphalt driveway contractor and plan tons on the free asphalt calculator or driveway asphalt calculator.

How to read job-board Rieth-Riley salary figures

Indeed “company salary” pages and Zippia overviews blend anonymous reports, posting ranges, and models. Small sample sizes swing averages. Seasonal paving overtime can make take-home look higher than straight-time hourly. Office salaries are usually annual; field roles are often hourly plus OT. Skip obvious outliers (for example, Indeed-style “Civil Engineer $1,732/month” type figures that look like bad scrapes) rather than treating them as real Rieth-Riley salary data.

Field & plant: public hourly estimates

Figures below are cited as estimates from public Indeed company salary pages / related role pages unless noted. Ranges and averages move when new reports land.

• Equipment operator: about $40.43/hour average on Indeed (~78 salaries reported; also reflected on a Michigan equipment-operator view). Pages often show a wide low–high band roughly $20–$61/hr — that is estimate context, not a guarantee for any yard or machine class.
• Laborer: about $16.91/hour on Indeed (~11 reports). Low sample — may not match current seasonal paving postings; verify against live ads and local wage scales.
• Plant operator: about $40.43/hour on Indeed (~14 reports). Modest sample; plant night shifts and season length still matter.
• Truck driver (Indiana Indeed page): about $26.98/hour — very small sample, low confidence.
• CDL-A (Benton Harbor area posting aggregate): a public listing associated with Rieth-Riley showed pay from about $29.75/hour. Postings change; read the current ad.

Asphalt crews often earn a large share of annual income in peak paving months through overtime and night work. Comparing “hourly only” across companies without OT and per diem is misleading.

Office & project roles: public annual estimates

• Project Manager (Indianapolis): about $76,795/year (Indeed estimate).
• Project Estimator: about $77,967/year (Indeed related PM-category figure).
• Project Engineer: about $80,330/year (Indeed related PM-category figure).

These are not company-approved salary bands. Experience, PE licensure, travel, and which division (highway vs commercial) can move offers far from a crowd average.

Company-wide average (treat carefully)

Zippia’s third-party aggregate has placed a company-wide average near $49,706/year (~$23.90/hour). That blends laborers, drivers, operators, plant, and office roles — it is not a paving-crew wage and is not Rieth-Riley–approved. Use role-specific figures (and live postings) instead of the company-wide mean when you negotiate.

Why Rieth-Riley pay varies so much

A laborer starting rate and a skilled paver/operator package are different jobs. CDL-A with tanker or night haul differs from plant console work. Union status, prevailing-wage highway projects, and Indiana vs Michigan cost-of-living all shift numbers. Seasonality is real: short Midwestern paving windows push long days; winter may mean plant maintenance, shop work, or reduced hours depending on the yard. Benefits and ESOP participation can change total compensation even when base looks mid-pack.

Bottom line on how much Rieth-Riley pays

Public estimates put many equipment and plant operator reports near the low-$40s/hour on Indeed (with wide bands), laborers much lower on a thin sample, CDL figures in the high-$20s depending on source, and Indianapolis-area project roles roughly mid-to-high $70ks. None of that replaces an offer. Ask about overtime norms, night differentials, per diem, union status, and ESOP — then confirm everything in writing with Rieth-Riley. For asphalt quantity planning on projects you manage or bid against, use asphalt cost per ton and the site calculators rather than salary pages.