Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bangor, ME

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bangor, ME earns $52,000 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,382 a month.

10th percentile: $43,500
25th percentile: $46,230
Median percentile: $52,000
75th percentile: $60,200
90th percentile: $65,090

Based on 310 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

$40,582 take-home a year

Gross pay	$52,000
Federal income tax	−$4,060
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,978
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,380
Monthly take-home	$3,382
Every two weeks	$1,561

Does it go far here?

$53,882Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$93,940
General and Operations Managers	$91,110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,250
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,170

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