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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Lake Havasu City, AZ

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ earns $51,550 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,526 a month.

10th percentile
$42,670
25th percentile
$46,200
Median percentile
$51,550
75th percentile
$59,840
90th percentile
$83,200

Based on 220 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

$42,312 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,550
Federal income tax−$4,006
Social Security + Medicare−$3,944
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,289
Monthly take-home$3,526
Every two weeks$1,627

Does it go far here?

$54,783Median pay in Lake Havasu City, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,091 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lake Havasu City, AZ

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$93,990
General and Operations Managers$74,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,130
Firefighters$54,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,060
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,670
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$46,460
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,200

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