Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Burlington, NC

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Burlington, NC earns $51,570 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,452 a month.

10th percentile: $40,060
25th percentile: $46,180
Median percentile: $51,570
75th percentile: $54,350
90th percentile: $61,980

Based on 200 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

$41,425 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,570
Federal income tax	−$4,008
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,945
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$2,192
Monthly take-home	$3,452
Every two weeks	$1,593

Does it go far here?

$55,335Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,250
Registered Nurses	$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,000

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