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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Eugene, OR

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Eugene-Springfield, OR earns $65,390 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,097 a month.

10th percentile
$52,360
25th percentile
$59,760
Median percentile
$65,390
75th percentile
$78,170
90th percentile
$97,900

Based on 330 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

$49,163 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,390
Federal income tax−$5,667
Social Security + Medicare−$5,002
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,558
Monthly take-home$4,097
Every two weeks$1,891

Does it go far here?

$64,381Median pay in Eugene, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,355 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Eugene, OR

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$145,600
Software Developers$121,050
Registered Nurses$113,720
Managers, All Other$100,580
Electricians$94,680
General and Operations Managers$94,170
Project Management Specialists$93,880
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$90,280

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