Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Ithaca, NY

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Ithaca, NY earns $54,820 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,578 a month.

10th percentile: $34,750
25th percentile: $51,100
Median percentile: $54,820
75th percentile: $67,090
90th percentile: $92,320

Based on 50 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

$42,939 take-home a year

Gross pay	$54,820
Federal income tax	−$4,398
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,194
New York income tax (approx.)	−$3,289
Monthly take-home	$3,578
Every two weeks	$1,651

Does it go far here?

$53,060Median pay in Ithaca, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).

39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,411 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ithaca, NY

Job	Median pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$159,720
General and Operations Managers	$103,220
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,910
Registered Nurses	$100,320
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,640
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,310
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,870
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,990

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