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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in North Dakota

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in North Dakota earns $62,150 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,265 a month.

10th percentile
$49,840
25th percentile
$58,180
Median percentile
$62,150
75th percentile
$76,430
90th percentile
$100,570

Based on 4,890 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

$51,185 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,150
Federal income tax−$5,278
Social Security + Medicare−$4,754
North Dakota income tax (approx.)−$932
Monthly take-home$4,265
Every two weeks$1,969

Does it go far here?

$69,864Median pay in North Dakota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Dakota

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$454,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$149,130
Pharmacists$142,040
Financial Managers$135,890
Physician Assistants$133,450
Nurse Practitioners$130,070
Managers, All Other$126,440
Sales Managers$119,990

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