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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Sherman, TX

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Sherman-Denison, TX earns $53,380 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,756 a month.

10th percentile
$40,310
25th percentile
$43,930
Median percentile
$53,380
75th percentile
$62,380
90th percentile
$72,550

Based on 180 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

$45,071 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,380
Federal income tax−$4,226
Social Security + Medicare−$4,084
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,756
Every two weeks$1,733

Does it go far here?

$56,926Median pay in Sherman, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,310 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sherman, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$89,940
Registered Nurses$83,700
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,620
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,710
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,770
Office Clerks, General$38,790

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