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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Missouri

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Missouri earns $60,540 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,998 a month.

10th percentile
$43,290
25th percentile
$48,290
Median percentile
$60,540
75th percentile
$84,400
90th percentile
$94,130

Based on 10,470 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

$47,979 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,540
Federal income tax−$5,085
Social Security + Medicare−$4,631
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,845
Monthly take-home$3,998
Every two weeks$1,845

Does it go far here?

$66,662Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missouri

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630
Physicians, All Other$227,980
Pediatricians, General$223,910
Dentists, General$204,960
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700
Chief Executives$172,320
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460

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