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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $82,250 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,215 a month.

10th percentile
$61,770
25th percentile
$72,390
Median percentile
$82,250
75th percentile
$105,240
90th percentile
$110,990

Based on 600 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

$62,580 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,250
Federal income tax−$9,265
Social Security + Medicare−$6,292
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,113
Monthly take-home$5,215
Every two weeks$2,407

Does it go far here?

$76,967Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,875 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bridgeport, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$367,050
Financial Managers$211,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$199,040
Human Resources Managers$191,190
Lawyers$180,610
Dentists, General$180,440
Managers, All Other$174,520

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