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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Lancaster, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lancaster, PA earns $61,340 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,132 a month.

10th percentile
$46,120
25th percentile
$50,790
Median percentile
$61,340
75th percentile
$73,880
90th percentile
$94,390

Based on 1,010 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

$49,584 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,340
Federal income tax−$5,181
Social Security + Medicare−$4,693
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,883
Monthly take-home$4,132
Every two weeks$1,907

Does it go far here?

$62,428Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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