Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kentucky
The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kentucky earns $57,780 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,858 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $44,620
- 25th percentile
- $49,040
- Median percentile
- $57,780
- 75th percentile
- $65,720
- 90th percentile
- $80,890
Based on 7,050 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
$46,295 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $57,780 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,754 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,420 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$2,311 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,858 |
| Every two weeks | $1,781 |
Does it go far here?
$64,087Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Kentucky
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $350,950 |
| Anesthesiologists | $347,960 |
| Physicians, All Other | $327,390 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $248,730 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $241,530 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $222,520 |
| Chief Executives | $179,530 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $169,390 |
All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky