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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Idaho Falls, ID

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Idaho Falls, ID earns $63,910 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,179 a month.

10th percentile
$47,380
25th percentile
$50,200
Median percentile
$63,910
75th percentile
$92,600
90th percentile
$98,150

Based on 470 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

$50,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,910
Federal income tax−$5,489
Social Security + Medicare−$4,889
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$3,387
Monthly take-home$4,179
Every two weeks$1,929

Does it go far here?

$67,693Median pay in Idaho Falls, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.4 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$123,450
Project Management Specialists$102,250
Registered Nurses$84,110
General and Operations Managers$80,380
Security Guards$78,680
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,920
Electricians$65,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,980

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