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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Grand Island, NE

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Grand Island, NE earns $55,020 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,636 a month.

10th percentile
$42,110
25th percentile
$46,490
Median percentile
$55,020
75th percentile
$63,310
90th percentile
$68,610

Based on 120 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

$43,638 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,020
Federal income tax−$4,422
Social Security + Medicare−$4,209
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,751
Monthly take-home$3,636
Every two weeks$1,678

Does it go far here?

$63,492Median pay in Grand Island, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($929 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Island, NE

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,590
General and Operations Managers$79,520
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,370
Nursing Assistants$38,880
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,650
Retail Salespersons$30,830

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