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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Seattle, WA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $95,750 a year, 60% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,349 a month.

10th percentile
$59,830
25th percentile
$75,150
Median percentile
$95,750
75th percentile
$122,260
90th percentile
$128,420

Based on 4,860 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

$76,190 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,750
Federal income tax−$12,235
Social Security + Medicare−$7,325
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,349
Every two weeks$2,930

Does it go far here?

$86,158Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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