Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lynchburg, VA earns $50,100 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,307 a month.

10th percentile: $36,960
25th percentile: $45,550
Median percentile: $50,100
75th percentile: $58,600
90th percentile: $72,890

Based on 230 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

$39,680 take-home a year

Gross pay	$50,100
Federal income tax	−$3,832
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,833
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,756
Monthly take-home	$3,307
Every two weeks	$1,526

Does it go far here?

$56,063Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($991 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$109,840
General and Operations Managers	$95,040
Project Management Specialists	$94,690
Registered Nurses	$80,450
Accountants and Auditors	$78,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,560

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