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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Santa Rosa, CA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA earns $105,080 a year, 76% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,283 a month.

10th percentile
$56,900
25th percentile
$74,880
Median percentile
$105,080
75th percentile
$130,960
90th percentile
$144,270

Based on 710 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

$75,398 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,080
Federal income tax−$14,288
Social Security + Medicare−$8,039
California income tax (approx.)−$7,356
Monthly take-home$6,283
Every two weeks$2,900

Does it go far here?

$97,491Median pay in Santa Rosa, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,158 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Rosa, CA

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$181,560
Registered Nurses$174,550
Financial Managers$164,140
Managers, All Other$150,180
Software Developers$148,630
Medical and Health Services Managers$143,150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$125,910
Construction Managers$124,700

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