Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Macon, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Macon-Bibb County, GA earns $46,300 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,082 a month.

10th percentile: $38,500
25th percentile: $43,530
Median percentile: $46,300
75th percentile: $50,980
90th percentile: $58,200

Based on 310 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

$36,979 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,300
Federal income tax	−$3,376
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,542
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,403
Monthly take-home	$3,082
Every two weeks	$1,422

Does it go far here?

$52,300Median pay in Macon, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,044 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Macon, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$90,500
Registered Nurses	$85,070
Accountants and Auditors	$74,870
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$68,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,510

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