Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kingston, NY

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kingston, NY earns $70,370 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,509 a month.

10th percentile: $52,010
25th percentile: $57,810
Median percentile: $70,370
75th percentile: $76,000
90th percentile: $111,630

Based on 150 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

$54,113 take-home a year

Gross pay	$70,370
Federal income tax	−$6,651
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,383
New York income tax (approx.)	−$4,222
Monthly take-home	$4,509
Every two weeks	$2,081

Does it go far here?

$69,875Median pay in Kingston, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).

32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,425 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingston, NY

Job	Median pay
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,300
Registered Nurses	$101,030
General and Operations Managers	$99,970
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$97,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,830
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,230
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,620

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