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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Jackson, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Jackson, MI earns $59,860 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,978 a month.

10th percentile
$48,280
25th percentile
$53,850
Median percentile
$59,860
75th percentile
$90,080
90th percentile
$100,330

Based on 160 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

$47,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,860
Federal income tax−$5,003
Social Security + Medicare−$4,579
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,544
Monthly take-home$3,978
Every two weeks$1,836

Does it go far here?

$65,222Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

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