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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Lansing, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lansing-East Lansing, MI earns $61,390 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,075 a month.

10th percentile
$40,680
25th percentile
$53,590
Median percentile
$61,390
75th percentile
$77,140
90th percentile
$91,110

Based on 480 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

$48,898 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,390
Federal income tax−$5,187
Social Security + Medicare−$4,696
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,609
Monthly take-home$4,075
Every two weeks$1,881

Does it go far here?

$64,627Median pay in Lansing, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.0 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,086 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lansing, MI

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,440
Financial Managers$132,590
Lawyers$128,610
Sales Managers$124,630
General and Operations Managers$119,140
Industrial Production Managers$110,410
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,990

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