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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $64,050 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,324 a month.

10th percentile
$47,270
25th percentile
$54,000
Median percentile
$64,050
75th percentile
$85,200
90th percentile
$97,770

Based on 710 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

$51,883 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,050
Federal income tax−$5,506
Social Security + Medicare−$4,900
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,761
Monthly take-home$4,324
Every two weeks$1,995

Does it go far here?

$69,098Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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