Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Amherst Town, MA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earns $66,830 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,375 a month.

10th percentile: $48,470
25th percentile: $57,090
Median percentile: $66,830
75th percentile: $80,940
90th percentile: $124,100

Based on 180 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

$52,503 take-home a year

Gross pay	$66,830
Federal income tax	−$5,873
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,112
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$3,342
Monthly take-home	$4,375
Every two weeks	$2,019

Does it go far here?

$66,668Median pay in Amherst Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).

32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,388 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Amherst Town, MA

Job	Median pay
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$109,940
Registered Nurses	$101,270
General and Operations Managers	$98,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$81,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,320
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$67,180

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