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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Lincoln, NE

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lincoln, NE earns $60,810 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,000 a month.

10th percentile
$45,570
25th percentile
$51,710
Median percentile
$60,810
75th percentile
$62,800
90th percentile
$73,350

Based on 490 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

$48,000 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,810
Federal income tax−$5,117
Social Security + Medicare−$4,652
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,041
Monthly take-home$4,000
Every two weeks$1,846

Does it go far here?

$66,400Median pay in Lincoln, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lincoln, NE

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$131,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Sales Managers$120,430
Managers, All Other$111,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Software Developers$101,690

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