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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Saginaw, MI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Saginaw, MI earns $59,830 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,976 a month.

10th percentile
$47,100
25th percentile
$51,960
Median percentile
$59,830
75th percentile
$77,830
90th percentile
$96,890

Based on 170 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

$47,711 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,830
Federal income tax−$5,000
Social Security + Medicare−$4,577
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,543
Monthly take-home$3,976
Every two weeks$1,835

Does it go far here?

$65,826Median pay in Saginaw, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Saginaw, MI

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$95,160
General and Operations Managers$81,950
Accountants and Auditors$76,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,810
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,970
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,910
Machinists$52,360

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