Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Ocala, FL

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Ocala, FL earns $46,500 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,295 a month.

10th percentile: $36,520
25th percentile: $38,470
Median percentile: $46,500
75th percentile: $50,600
90th percentile: $59,680

Based on 460 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

$39,543 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,500
Federal income tax	−$3,400
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,557
Florida income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,295
Every two weeks	$1,521

Does it go far here?

$48,827Median pay in Ocala, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).

39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ocala, FL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$83,770
Registered Nurses	$79,230
Accountants and Auditors	$74,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,570
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,880
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,070
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$70,650
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,910

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