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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Redding, CA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Redding, CA earns $77,090 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,806 a month.

10th percentile
$56,880
25th percentile
$62,770
Median percentile
$77,090
75th percentile
$110,860
90th percentile
$123,570

Based on 340 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

$57,667 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,090
Federal income tax−$8,130
Social Security + Medicare−$5,897
California income tax (approx.)−$5,396
Monthly take-home$4,806
Every two weeks$2,218

Does it go far here?

$76,566Median pay in Redding, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,317 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Redding, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$134,350
General and Operations Managers$98,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,780
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350
Construction Laborers$55,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,090

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