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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $79,040 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,810 a month.

10th percentile
$59,520
25th percentile
$65,250
Median percentile
$79,040
75th percentile
$104,200
90th percentile
$123,290

Based on 3,040 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

$57,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,040
Federal income tax−$8,559
Social Security + Medicare−$6,047
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,718
Monthly take-home$4,810
Every two weeks$2,220

Does it go far here?

$74,976Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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