Logging Equipment Operators salary
The median pay for logging equipment operators in the United States is $49,740 a year. About 21,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,170
- 25th percentile
- $43,970
- Median percentile
- $49,740
- 75th percentile
- $61,050
- 90th percentile
- $74,300
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $75,140
- Illinois $71,100
- Texas $62,890
- California $61,940
- South Dakota $58,740
- Oregon $58,720
- Louisiana $58,600
- Minnesota $58,590
- Montana $56,530
- Idaho $56,490
- Vermont $52,910
- New Hampshire $51,540
- Ohio $50,590
- Wyoming $49,650
- Colorado $49,620
- Mississippi $49,620
- Florida $49,370
- North Carolina $48,420
- Arkansas $48,280
- Alabama $47,810
- South Carolina $47,650
- Michigan $47,610
- New York $47,540
- Maryland $47,530
- Pennsylvania $46,880
- Wisconsin $46,360
- Indiana $46,320
- Tennessee $46,310
- Virginia $46,090
- Georgia $45,080
- Maine $44,780
- Missouri $41,770
- Oklahoma $37,270
- West Virginia $36,130
- Kentucky $30,230
By metro area
- Bellingham, WA $77,310
- Longview, WA $76,980
- Spokane, WA $75,140
- Olympia, WA $74,790
- Mount Vernon, WA $71,620
- Portland, OR $64,520
- Houston, TX $63,580
- Salem, OR $62,740
- Redding, CA $60,600
- Alexandria, LA $60,410
- Corvallis, OR $59,290
- Duluth, MN $59,130
- Medford, OR $58,270
- Eugene, OR $58,170
- Albany, OR $57,700
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $51,690
- Bend, OR $51,660
- Greenville, SC $51,270
- Hattiesburg, MS $51,260
- Jacksonville, FL $50,450
- Charlotte, NC $50,370
- Brunswick, GA $50,060
- Florence, AL $49,990
- Raleigh, NC $49,870
- Jackson, MS $49,580
- Columbia, SC $49,350
- Boise City, ID $49,120
- Little Rock, AR $48,890
- Florence, SC $48,770
- Birmingham, AL $48,600
- Panama City, FL $47,990
- Eau Claire, WI $47,500
- Portland, ME $47,470
- Nashville, TN $47,350
- Myrtle Beach, SC $47,170
- Columbus, GA $46,760
- Montgomery, AL $46,690
- Tuscaloosa, AL $46,510
- Augusta, GA $46,260
- Greensboro, NC $46,060
- Richmond, VA $45,500
- Macon, GA $45,490
- Valdosta, GA $45,490
- Auburn, AL $45,430
- Anniston, AL $45,150
- Bangor, ME $44,060
- Atlanta, GA $39,020
- Dothan, AL $37,610
- Savannah, GA $35,030