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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Texas

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Texas earns $50,460 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,560 a month.

10th percentile
$38,900
25th percentile
$46,120
Median percentile
$50,460
75th percentile
$59,990
90th percentile
$70,010

Based on 55,540 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

$42,725 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,460
Federal income tax−$3,875
Social Security + Medicare−$3,860
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,560
Every two weeks$1,643

Does it go far here?

$51,990Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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