Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Jonesboro, AR

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Jonesboro, AR earns $45,590 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,086 a month.

10th percentile: $31,260
25th percentile: $37,910
Median percentile: $45,590
75th percentile: $48,090
90th percentile: $56,220

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

$37,034 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,590
Federal income tax	−$3,291
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,488
Arkansas income tax (approx.)	−$1,778
Monthly take-home	$3,086
Every two weeks	$1,424

Does it go far here?

$53,088Median pay in Jonesboro, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($929 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$78,940
General and Operations Managers	$69,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,910
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,790
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$50,980

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