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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bellingham, WA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bellingham, WA earns $91,510 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,101 a month.

10th percentile
$61,450
25th percentile
$77,880
Median percentile
$91,510
75th percentile
$115,350
90th percentile
$127,010

Based on 400 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

$73,207 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,510
Federal income tax−$11,302
Social Security + Medicare−$7,001
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,101
Every two weeks$2,816

Does it go far here?

$88,557Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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