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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Greensboro, NC

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Greensboro-High Point, NC earns $49,310 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,309 a month.

10th percentile
$39,050
25th percentile
$44,800
Median percentile
$49,310
75th percentile
$53,300
90th percentile
$62,800

Based on 1,080 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

$39,705 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,310
Federal income tax−$3,737
Social Security + Medicare−$3,772
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,096
Monthly take-home$3,309
Every two weeks$1,527

Does it go far here?

$53,099Median pay in Greensboro, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greensboro, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$364,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Financial Managers$159,740
Marketing Managers$151,880
Pharmacists$138,180
Sales Managers$134,760
Managers, All Other$132,890

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