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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Muskegon, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $59,660 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,965 a month.

10th percentile
$48,010
25th percentile
$55,470
Median percentile
$59,660
75th percentile
$75,070
90th percentile
$84,760

Based on 100 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

$47,581 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,660
Federal income tax−$4,979
Social Security + Medicare−$4,564
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,536
Monthly take-home$3,965
Every two weeks$1,830

Does it go far here?

$64,484Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,500

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