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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $66,950 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,507 a month.

10th percentile
$47,210
25th percentile
$55,860
Median percentile
$66,950
75th percentile
$94,650
90th percentile
$99,500

Based on 3,120 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

$54,088 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,950
Federal income tax−$5,899
Social Security + Medicare−$5,122
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,841
Monthly take-home$4,507
Every two weeks$2,080

Does it go far here?

$70,200Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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