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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Rochester, MN

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Rochester, MN earns $79,580 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,950 a month.

10th percentile
$61,790
25th percentile
$64,730
Median percentile
$79,580
75th percentile
$94,730
90th percentile
$97,610

Based on 290 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

$59,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,580
Federal income tax−$8,678
Social Security + Medicare−$6,088
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,411
Monthly take-home$4,950
Every two weeks$2,285

Does it go far here?

$87,623Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

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