Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Gettysburg, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Gettysburg, PA earns $52,960 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,592 a month.

10th percentile: $45,410
25th percentile: $49,850
Median percentile: $52,960
75th percentile: $63,150
90th percentile: $75,490

Based on 190 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

$43,107 take-home a year

Gross pay	$52,960
Federal income tax	−$4,175
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,051
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)	−$1,626
Monthly take-home	$3,592
Every two weeks	$1,658

Does it go far here?

$55,526Median pay in Gettysburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,115 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gettysburg, PA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$87,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,820
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,020
Office Clerks, General	$41,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,390
Waiters and Waitresses	$31,390
Cashiers	$28,500

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