Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary
The median pay for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in the United States is $59,850 a year. About 478,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,190
- 25th percentile
- $48,680
- Median percentile
- $59,850
- 75th percentile
- $77,170
- 90th percentile
- $101,090
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
- Hawaii $115,860
- Illinois $97,740
- New Jersey $89,660
- California $87,160
- Washington $81,700
- New York $80,980
- Indiana $79,580
- Minnesota $79,130
- Connecticut $78,750
- Alaska $77,810
- Massachusetts $76,820
- Wisconsin $75,280
- District of Columbia $74,610
- Oregon $73,430
- Nevada $71,410
- Ohio $64,940
- Rhode Island $63,610
- Wyoming $62,960
- Michigan $62,690
- Colorado $62,620
- New Hampshire $62,200
- North Dakota $62,150
- Idaho $61,680
- Montana $61,580
- Maryland $61,410
- Utah $60,740
- Arizona $60,620
- Missouri $60,540
- Pennsylvania $60,530
- Iowa $60,330
- South Dakota $59,500
- Vermont $58,870
- Nebraska $58,360
- Delaware $58,020
- Kentucky $57,780
- Virginia $57,160
- Maine $56,140
- New Mexico $52,000
- Tennessee $52,000
- Louisiana $51,700
- Kansas $51,620
- West Virginia $51,300
- Texas $50,460
- Florida $49,400
- North Carolina $49,310
- South Carolina $48,940
- Oklahoma $47,970
- Georgia $47,880
- Alabama $47,520
- Mississippi $47,410
- Arkansas $44,520
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $124,990
- San Francisco, CA $124,750
- San Jose, CA $124,340
- Urban Honolulu, HI $117,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $105,080
- Chicago, IL $103,100
- Olympia, WA $103,060
- Decatur, IL $100,520
- Michigan City, IN $98,120
- Waterloo, IA $97,770
- Rockford, IL $97,250
- Bloomington, IL $96,250
- Seattle, WA $95,750
- Springfield, IL $95,310
- Vallejo, CA $95,100
- New York, NY $95,050
- Kankakee, IL $94,270
- Champaign, IL $92,900
- Los Angeles, CA $92,890
- Sacramento, CA $91,650
- Bellingham, WA $91,510
- Wausau, WI $90,900
- Modesto, CA $90,560
- Racine, WI $90,320
- Napa, CA $90,060
- Wenatchee, WA $89,460
- Peoria, IL $86,440
- Mount Vernon, WA $85,390
- Evansville, IN $84,500
- San Diego, CA $83,670
- Lafayette, IN $83,460
- Minneapolis, MN $83,340
- Oxnard, CA $83,290
- Madison, WI $83,060
- Appleton, WI $83,010
- Albany, NY $82,540
- Fairbanks, AK $82,390
- Kokomo, IN $82,270
- St. Louis, MO $82,270
- Bridgeport, CT $82,250
- Indianapolis, IN $82,190
- Santa Maria, CA $81,500
- Yuba City, CA $80,620
- South Bend, IN $80,460
- Salinas, CA $80,320
- Kennewick, WA $79,850
- New Haven, CT $79,840
- Rochester, MN $79,580
- St. Cloud, MN $79,530
- Milwaukee, WI $79,430
- San Luis Obispo, CA $79,340
- Chico, CA $79,040
- Portland, OR $79,040
- Columbus, OH $78,950
- Riverside, CA $78,720
- Mankato, MN $78,560
- Waterbury, CT $78,330
- Fresno, CA $78,310
- Battle Creek, MI $78,020
- Bakersfield, CA $77,960
- Bremerton, WA $77,780
- Fort Wayne, IN $77,450
- Stockton, CA $77,420
- Redding, CA $77,090
- Worcester, MA $77,050
- Oshkosh, WI $77,020
- Boston, MA $76,940
- Hartford, CT $76,740
- Vineland, NJ $76,740
- Anchorage, AK $76,520
- Green Bay, WI $76,290
- Atlantic City, NJ $76,240
- Eau Claire, WI $75,970
- Santa Cruz, CA $75,640
- Bay City, MI $75,310
- Flint, MI $75,140
- Duluth, MN $75,040
- Merced, CA $74,800
- Spokane, WA $74,360
- Salem, OR $74,270
- Buffalo, NY $73,650
- Reno, NV $73,260
- Kenosha, WI $73,190
- Springfield, MA $73,070
- Barnstable Town, MA $72,920
- Kiryas Joel, NY $72,240
- Yakima, WA $71,810
- Cleveland, OH $71,740
- Fond du Lac, WI $71,560
- La Crosse, WI $71,430
- Jefferson City, MO $71,140
- Boulder, CO $71,060
- El Centro, CA $70,830
- Kingston, NY $70,370
- Providence, RI $69,900
- Trenton, NJ $69,800
- Bozeman, MT $68,160
- Detroit, MI $68,130
- Albany, OR $68,080
- Walla Walla, WA $67,750
- Bend, OR $67,520
- Cincinnati, OH $66,950
- Norwich, CT $66,850
- Amherst Town, MA $66,830
- Philadelphia, PA $66,810
- Janesville, WI $66,320
- Mansfield, OH $66,100
- Elmira, NY $65,760
- Rochester, NY $65,720
- Midland, MI $65,710
- Eugene, OR $65,390
- Columbus, IN $64,970
- Davenport, IA $64,850
- Carson City, NV $64,820
- Fort Collins, CO $64,650
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,540
- Pittsfield, MA $64,460
- Toledo, OH $64,380
- Sheboygan, WI $64,290
- Longview, WA $64,150