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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Jacksonville, NC

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Jacksonville, NC earns $46,930 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,158 a month.

10th percentile
$37,030
25th percentile
$38,200
Median percentile
$46,930
75th percentile
$57,490
90th percentile
$63,210

Based on 180 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

$37,894 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,930
Federal income tax−$3,452
Social Security + Medicare−$3,590
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,995
Monthly take-home$3,158
Every two weeks$1,457

Does it go far here?

$50,964Median pay in Jacksonville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,265 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jacksonville, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,100
Registered Nurses$84,750
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,910
Office Clerks, General$38,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580

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