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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kansas City, MO

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $64,060 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,220 a month.

10th percentile
$47,250
25th percentile
$50,580
Median percentile
$64,060
75th percentile
$89,580
90th percentile
$96,840

Based on 4,110 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

$50,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,060
Federal income tax−$5,507
Social Security + Medicare−$4,901
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$3,011
Monthly take-home$4,220
Every two weeks$1,948

Does it go far here?

$69,222Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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