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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Tucson, AZ

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Tucson, AZ earns $58,100 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,951 a month.

10th percentile
$45,160
25th percentile
$47,230
Median percentile
$58,100
75th percentile
$61,560
90th percentile
$75,250

Based on 1,130 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

$47,411 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,100
Federal income tax−$4,792
Social Security + Medicare−$4,445
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,453
Monthly take-home$3,951
Every two weeks$1,823

Does it go far here?

$59,961Median pay in Tucson, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$357,070
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers$151,520
Pharmacists$147,420
Sales Managers$138,880
Nurse Practitioners$129,340
Managers, All Other$128,860
Financial Managers$126,170

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