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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Harrisonburg, VA earns $49,670 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,280 a month.

10th percentile
$39,880
25th percentile
$48,770
Median percentile
$49,670
75th percentile
$59,010
90th percentile
$63,880

Based on 260 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

$39,358 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,670
Federal income tax−$3,780
Social Security + Medicare−$3,800
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,732
Monthly take-home$3,280
Every two weeks$1,514

Does it go far here?

$52,344Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,870

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