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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in St. George, UT

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in St. George, UT earns $57,900 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,841 a month.

10th percentile
$46,060
25th percentile
$49,070
Median percentile
$57,900
75th percentile
$61,450
90th percentile
$72,110

Based on 670 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

$46,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,900
Federal income tax−$4,768
Social Security + Medicare−$4,429
Utah income tax (approx.)−$2,606
Monthly take-home$3,841
Every two weeks$1,773

Does it go far here?

$59,494Median pay in St. George, UT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,566 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. George, UT

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$113,240
Registered Nurses$86,380
General and Operations Managers$82,850
Project Management Specialists$78,300
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,060
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,100
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,020
Accountants and Auditors$70,530

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