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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Gainesville, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Gainesville, GA earns $48,350 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,210 a month.

10th percentile
$38,180
25th percentile
$41,430
Median percentile
$48,350
75th percentile
$54,490
90th percentile
$61,430

Based on 300 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

$38,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,350
Federal income tax−$3,622
Social Security + Medicare−$3,699
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,509
Monthly take-home$3,210
Every two weeks$1,482

Does it go far here?

$49,966Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$98,660
General and Operations Managers$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,730
Accountants and Auditors$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,780

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