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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL earns $51,020 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,598 a month.

10th percentile
$39,280
25th percentile
$47,030
Median percentile
$51,020
75th percentile
$57,130
90th percentile
$63,800

Based on 4,330 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

$43,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,020
Federal income tax−$3,942
Social Security + Medicare−$3,903
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,598
Every two weeks$1,661

Does it go far here?

$50,307Median pay in Orlando, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.4 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Orlando, FL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,600
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$214,690
Dentists, General$212,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,210
Computer Network Architects$156,560
Marketing Managers$143,220

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