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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Syracuse, NY

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Syracuse, NY earns $63,810 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,135 a month.

10th percentile
$49,370
25th percentile
$55,480
Median percentile
$63,810
75th percentile
$105,360
90th percentile
$121,270

Based on 700 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

$49,623 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,810
Federal income tax−$5,477
Social Security + Medicare−$4,881
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,829
Monthly take-home$4,135
Every two weeks$1,909

Does it go far here?

$66,648Median pay in Syracuse, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,077 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,920
Sales Managers$170,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,760
Financial Managers$169,270
Marketing Managers$155,360
Pharmacists$149,510
Physician Assistants$133,000
Nurse Practitioners$132,010

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