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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Burlington-South Burlington, VT earns $60,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,874 a month.

10th percentile
$51,780
25th percentile
$56,160
Median percentile
$60,000
75th percentile
$63,870
90th percentile
$76,090

Based on 330 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

$46,490 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,000
Federal income tax−$5,020
Social Security + Medicare−$4,590
Vermont income tax (approx.)−$3,900
Monthly take-home$3,874
Every two weeks$1,788

Does it go far here?

$59,436Median pay in Burlington, VT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,581 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, VT

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,650
Managers, All Other$132,620
Software Developers$126,940
Lawyers$125,190
Computer Occupations, All Other$121,850
Electrical Engineers$112,200
Construction Managers$103,450
General and Operations Managers$98,430

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