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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $63,850 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,231 a month.

10th percentile
$47,060
25th percentile
$54,200
Median percentile
$63,850
75th percentile
$76,190
90th percentile
$84,860

Based on 900 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

$50,770 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,850
Federal income tax−$5,482
Social Security + Medicare−$4,885
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,714
Monthly take-home$4,231
Every two weeks$1,953

Does it go far here?

$66,826Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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