Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kenosha, WI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kenosha, WI earns $73,190 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,703 a month.

10th percentile: $58,790
25th percentile: $61,820
Median percentile: $73,190
75th percentile: $95,230
90th percentile: $97,360

Based on 120 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

$56,440 take-home a year

Gross pay	$73,190
Federal income tax	−$7,272
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,599
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,879
Monthly take-home	$4,703
Every two weeks	$2,171

Does it go far here?

$72,381Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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