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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Allentown, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $63,050 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,242 a month.

10th percentile
$47,220
25th percentile
$52,960
Median percentile
$63,050
75th percentile
$76,020
90th percentile
$93,730

Based on 920 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

$50,905 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,050
Federal income tax−$5,386
Social Security + Medicare−$4,823
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,936
Monthly take-home$4,242
Every two weeks$1,958

Does it go far here?

$63,070Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

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