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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Springfield, IL

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Springfield, IL earns $95,310 a year, 59% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,930 a month.

10th percentile
$45,150
25th percentile
$61,770
Median percentile
$95,310
75th percentile
$102,570
90th percentile
$102,570

Based on 210 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

$71,163 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,310
Federal income tax−$12,138
Social Security + Medicare−$7,291
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,718
Monthly take-home$5,930
Every two weeks$2,737

Does it go far here?

$102,766Median pay in Springfield, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($979 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, IL

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,530
Lawyers$131,400
Computer Systems Analysts$117,590
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,600
Software Developers$104,550
General and Operations Managers$95,990
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,990
Management Analysts$91,650

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