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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Maine

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Maine earns $56,140 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,637 a month.

10th percentile
$46,200
25th percentile
$48,920
Median percentile
$56,140
75th percentile
$61,480
90th percentile
$75,390

Based on 2,210 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

$43,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,140
Federal income tax−$4,557
Social Security + Medicare−$4,295
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,649
Monthly take-home$3,637
Every two weeks$1,678

Does it go far here?

$57,846Median pay in Maine is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maine

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$419,410
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Pharmacists$140,930
Chief Executives$138,770
Marketing Managers$135,380
Financial Managers$133,610

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