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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Michigan City, IN

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Michigan City-La Porte, IN earns $98,120 a year, 64% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,243 a month.

10th percentile
$50,330
25th percentile
$64,410
Median percentile
$98,120
75th percentile
$100,060
90th percentile
$102,860

Based on 170 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

$74,914 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,120
Federal income tax−$12,756
Social Security + Medicare−$7,506
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$2,944
Monthly take-home$6,243
Every two weeks$2,881

Does it go far here?

$107,022Median pay in Michigan City, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.7 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($976 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan City, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,370
Registered Nurses$82,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,050
Office Clerks, General$41,480
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,820
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,170

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