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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kansas

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kansas earns $51,620 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,414 a month.

10th percentile
$39,520
25th percentile
$44,720
Median percentile
$51,620
75th percentile
$62,030
90th percentile
$85,420

Based on 7,070 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

$40,972 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,620
Federal income tax−$4,014
Social Security + Medicare−$3,949
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,684
Monthly take-home$3,414
Every two weeks$1,576

Does it go far here?

$57,312Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$437,030
Physicians, All Other$221,540
Nurse Anesthetists$212,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Sales Managers$159,990
Purchasing Managers$159,850
Financial Managers$159,380

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