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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Athens-Clarke County, GA earns $44,300 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,956 a month.

10th percentile: $33,830
25th percentile: $38,830
Median percentile: $44,300
75th percentile: $46,400
90th percentile: $55,690

Based on 230 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

$35,476 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,300
Federal income tax	−$3,136
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,389
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,299
Monthly take-home	$2,956
Every two weeks	$1,364

Does it go far here?

$47,459Median pay in Athens, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).

41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,201 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Athens, GA

Job	Median pay
Managers, All Other	$94,240
Registered Nurses	$82,200
General and Operations Managers	$81,830
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$76,600
Accountants and Auditors	$75,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$62,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$60,960

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