Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Grand Junction, CO earns $57,700 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,834 a month.

10th percentile: $47,630
25th percentile: $49,000
Median percentile: $57,700
75th percentile: $62,470
90th percentile: $71,070

Based on 390 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

$46,003 take-home a year

Gross pay	$57,700
Federal income tax	−$4,744
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,414
Colorado income tax (approx.)	−$2,539
Monthly take-home	$3,834
Every two weeks	$1,769

Does it go far here?

$60,434Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,130
Registered Nurses	$95,990
Accountants and Auditors	$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,600

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