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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL earns $46,850 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,143 a month.

10th percentile: $36,360
25th percentile: $38,260
Median percentile: $46,850
75th percentile: $57,560
90th percentile: $64,500

Based on 260 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

$37,716 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,850
Federal income tax	−$3,442
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,584
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,108
Monthly take-home	$3,143
Every two weeks	$1,451

Does it go far here?

$55,237Median pay in Florence, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.8 vs 100).

27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($853 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$97,600
Registered Nurses	$66,360
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,490
Electricians	$59,770
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,370
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,330

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