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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Scranton, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $59,330 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,003 a month.

10th percentile
$46,780
25th percentile
$51,830
Median percentile
$59,330
75th percentile
$74,290
90th percentile
$90,120

Based on 950 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

$48,030 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,330
Federal income tax−$4,940
Social Security + Medicare−$4,539
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,821
Monthly take-home$4,003
Every two weeks$1,847

Does it go far here?

$63,417Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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