Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Janesville, WI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Janesville-Beloit, WI earns $66,320 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,329 a month.

10th percentile: $50,350
25th percentile: $58,120
Median percentile: $66,320
75th percentile: $92,220
90th percentile: $96,760

Based on 240 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

$51,953 take-home a year

Gross pay	$66,320
Federal income tax	−$5,778
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,073
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,515
Monthly take-home	$4,329
Every two weeks	$1,998

Does it go far here?

$70,777Median pay in Janesville, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).

24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,037 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Janesville, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$121,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,310
Registered Nurses	$93,030
Electricians	$82,170
Accountants and Auditors	$77,100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$72,130
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,620

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