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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Dallas, TX

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $51,370 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,621 a month.

10th percentile
$41,700
25th percentile
$47,730
Median percentile
$51,370
75th percentile
$60,400
90th percentile
$71,080

Based on 11,510 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

$43,456 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,370
Federal income tax−$3,984
Social Security + Medicare−$3,930
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,621
Every two weeks$1,671

Does it go far here?

$49,830Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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