Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Albany, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Albany, GA earns $45,460 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,029 a month.

10th percentile: $36,980
25th percentile: $38,440
Median percentile: $45,460
75th percentile: $46,800
90th percentile: $55,240

Based on 260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,348 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,460
Federal income tax	−$3,275
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,478
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,359
Monthly take-home	$3,029
Every two weeks	$1,398

Does it go far here?

$51,854Median pay in Albany, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$85,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,170
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$72,020
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$60,230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,630
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$58,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,050
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,680

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia