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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Greenville, NC earns $47,940 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,222 a month.

10th percentile
$38,310
25th percentile
$43,610
Median percentile
$47,940
75th percentile
$56,230
90th percentile
$65,500

Based on 210 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

$38,662 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,940
Federal income tax−$3,573
Social Security + Medicare−$3,667
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,037
Monthly take-home$3,222
Every two weeks$1,487

Does it go far here?

$54,230Median pay in Greenville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($993 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greenville, NC

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$181,290
Medical and Health Services Managers$133,220
General and Operations Managers$91,140
Registered Nurses$81,670
Accountants and Auditors$75,140
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,490
Physicians, All Other$65,890
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,500

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