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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Anniston, AL

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $42,020 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,838 a month.

10th percentile
$31,040
25th percentile
$36,040
Median percentile
$42,020
75th percentile
$49,930
90th percentile
$96,540

Based on 240 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

$34,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,020
Federal income tax−$2,862
Social Security + Medicare−$3,215
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,891
Monthly take-home$2,838
Every two weeks$1,310

Does it go far here?

$48,889Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

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