Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Daphne, AL

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL earns $47,450 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,181 a month.

10th percentile: $37,190
25th percentile: $40,790
Median percentile: $47,450
75th percentile: $56,260
90th percentile: $76,050

Based on 350 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

$38,171 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,450
Federal income tax	−$3,514
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,630
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,135
Monthly take-home	$3,181
Every two weeks	$1,468

Does it go far here?

$50,111Median pay in Daphne, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).

40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Daphne, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$100,260
Registered Nurses	$79,450
Accountants and Auditors	$71,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,290
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,500
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,860

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