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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Ohio

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Ohio earns $64,940 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,381 a month.

10th percentile
$46,850
25th percentile
$54,430
Median percentile
$64,940
75th percentile
$92,930
90th percentile
$98,100

Based on 16,920 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

$52,573 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,940
Federal income tax−$5,613
Social Security + Medicare−$4,968
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,786
Monthly take-home$4,381
Every two weeks$2,022

Does it go far here?

$69,998Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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