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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kennewick, WA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kennewick-Richland, WA earns $79,850 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,417 a month.

10th percentile
$59,880
25th percentile
$69,740
Median percentile
$79,850
75th percentile
$101,530
90th percentile
$122,580

Based on 460 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

$65,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,850
Federal income tax−$8,737
Social Security + Medicare−$6,109
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,417
Every two weeks$2,500

Does it go far here?

$79,787Median pay in Kennewick, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,284 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kennewick, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$130,460
Software Developers$127,800
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$126,630
Project Management Specialists$125,940
Mechanical Engineers$124,780
Civil Engineers$121,370
Registered Nurses$106,410
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$104,530

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