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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Savannah, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Savannah, GA earns $48,810 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,239 a month.

10th percentile
$38,210
25th percentile
$44,940
Median percentile
$48,810
75th percentile
$60,630
90th percentile
$70,900

Based on 720 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

$38,866 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,810
Federal income tax−$3,677
Social Security + Medicare−$3,734
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,533
Monthly take-home$3,239
Every two weeks$1,495

Does it go far here?

$51,268Median pay in Savannah, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,454 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Savannah, GA

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$123,050
Managers, All Other$104,670
Industrial Engineers$100,100
Project Management Specialists$98,930
Administrative Services Managers$96,850
Registered Nurses$86,760
General and Operations Managers$83,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$81,370

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