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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $58,420 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,944 a month.

10th percentile
$46,780
25th percentile
$50,910
Median percentile
$58,420
75th percentile
$67,100
90th percentile
$90,500

Based on 670 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

$47,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,420
Federal income tax−$4,830
Social Security + Medicare−$4,469
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,793
Monthly take-home$3,944
Every two weeks$1,820

Does it go far here?

$59,219Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$209,140
Physicians, All Other$156,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Pharmacists$135,480
Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

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