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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Brunswick, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA earns $46,600 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,100 a month.

10th percentile
$35,520
25th percentile
$39,050
Median percentile
$46,600
75th percentile
$57,500
90th percentile
$63,110

Based on 190 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

$37,205 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,600
Federal income tax−$3,412
Social Security + Medicare−$3,565
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,419
Monthly take-home$3,100
Every two weeks$1,431

Does it go far here?

$53,131Median pay in Brunswick, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,080 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Brunswick, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$122,930
Compliance Officers$106,330
General and Operations Managers$84,770
Registered Nurses$82,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,900
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$41,610

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