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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $47,000 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,152 a month.

10th percentile: $36,130
25th percentile: $38,400
Median percentile: $47,000
75th percentile: $51,460
90th percentile: $61,240

Based on 360 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

$37,830 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,000
Federal income tax	−$3,460
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,596
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,115
Monthly take-home	$3,152
Every two weeks	$1,455

Does it go far here?

$53,450Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
Accountants and Auditors	$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310

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