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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Johnstown, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Johnstown, PA earns $51,830 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,520 a month.

10th percentile
$46,780
25th percentile
$50,790
Median percentile
$51,830
75th percentile
$61,990
90th percentile
$79,150

Based on 230 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

$42,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,830
Federal income tax−$4,040
Social Security + Medicare−$3,965
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,591
Monthly take-home$3,520
Every two weeks$1,624

Does it go far here?

$60,317Median pay in Johnstown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($739 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Johnstown, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,370
Registered Nurses$84,390
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,780
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$71,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,600
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,450
Office Clerks, General$39,120

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