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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Yakima, WA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Yakima, WA earns $71,810 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,946 a month.

10th percentile
$52,230
25th percentile
$61,190
Median percentile
$71,810
75th percentile
$81,970
90th percentile
$104,800

Based on 190 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

$59,348 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,810
Federal income tax−$6,968
Social Security + Medicare−$5,493
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,946
Every two weeks$2,283

Does it go far here?

$75,158Median pay in Yakima, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,109 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Yakima, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$119,470
Registered Nurses$102,950
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,560
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,330
Accountants and Auditors$82,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,520
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,930

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