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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in State College, PA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in State College, PA earns $60,540 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,080 a month.

10th percentile
$37,260
25th percentile
$50,790
Median percentile
$60,540
75th percentile
$78,090
90th percentile
$97,690

Based on 460 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

$48,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,540
Federal income tax−$5,085
Social Security + Medicare−$4,631
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,859
Monthly take-home$4,080
Every two weeks$1,883

Does it go far here?

$62,566Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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