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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bozeman, MT

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bozeman, MT earns $68,160 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,397 a month.

10th percentile
$54,180
25th percentile
$61,380
Median percentile
$68,160
75th percentile
$78,380
90th percentile
$84,740

Based on 530 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

$52,759 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,160
Federal income tax−$6,165
Social Security + Medicare−$5,214
Montana income tax (approx.)−$4,021
Monthly take-home$4,397
Every two weeks$2,029

Does it go far here?

$66,491Median pay in Bozeman, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,694 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bozeman, MT

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$126,110
General and Operations Managers$103,210
Registered Nurses$99,310
Project Management Specialists$99,090
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,500
Accountants and Auditors$77,400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,980

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