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

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $91,650 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,574 a month.

10th percentile
$57,910
25th percentile
$71,650
Median percentile
$91,650
75th percentile
$124,500
90th percentile
$131,260

Based on 2,920 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

$66,890 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,650
Federal income tax−$11,333
Social Security + Medicare−$7,011
California income tax (approx.)−$6,416
Monthly take-home$5,574
Every two weeks$2,573

Does it go far here?

$85,919Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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