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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bay City, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bay City, MI earns $75,310 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,884 a month.

10th percentile
$49,080
25th percentile
$62,400
Median percentile
$75,310
75th percentile
$96,930
90th percentile
$101,350

Based on 140 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

$58,610 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,310
Federal income tax−$7,738
Social Security + Medicare−$5,761
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,201
Monthly take-home$4,884
Every two weeks$2,254

Does it go far here?

$81,929Median pay in Bay City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($860 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bay City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,320
Waiters and Waitresses$40,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,610
Office Clerks, General$38,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100
Retail Salespersons$33,320
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,320

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