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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Portland, ME

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $59,530 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,845 a month.

10th percentile
$49,350
25th percentile
$52,000
Median percentile
$59,530
75th percentile
$64,140
90th percentile
$77,340

Based on 880 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

$46,143 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,530
Federal income tax−$4,964
Social Security + Medicare−$4,554
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,869
Monthly take-home$3,845
Every two weeks$1,775

Does it go far here?

$58,444Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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