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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Mankato, MN

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Mankato, MN earns $78,560 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,896 a month.

10th percentile
$51,010
25th percentile
$63,090
Median percentile
$78,560
75th percentile
$88,140
90th percentile
$91,730

Based on 150 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

$58,755 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,560
Federal income tax−$8,453
Social Security + Medicare−$6,010
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,342
Monthly take-home$4,896
Every two weeks$2,260

Does it go far here?

$86,372Median pay in Mankato, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mankato, MN

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$103,400
General and Operations Managers$86,890
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,100
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,410
Office Clerks, General$47,890

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