Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Clarksville, TN

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Clarksville, TN-KY earns $50,910 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,591 a month.

10th percentile: $40,600
25th percentile: $45,290
Median percentile: $50,910
75th percentile: $58,870
90th percentile: $68,740

Based on 420 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

$43,086 take-home a year

Gross pay	$50,910
Federal income tax	−$3,929
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,895
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,591
Every two weeks	$1,657

Does it go far here?

$55,978Median pay in Clarksville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Clarksville, TN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$79,450
General and Operations Managers	$79,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,300
Accountants and Auditors	$72,760
Human Resources Specialists	$65,680
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,720

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