Logging Equipment Operators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Logging Equipment Operators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$49,210

National average

Salary Range

$35,050 – $72,280

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Logging Equipment Operators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Bellingham, WA$78,810$63,400$81,340
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$75,060$60,310$92,500
Longview-Kelso, WA$74,840$61,050$88,540
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$74,400$65,370$83,470
Washington$74,400$58,690$81,960
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$73,190$57,970$80,950
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$71,650$58,910$77,070
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$64,590$56,860$78,250
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$63,640$33,580$70,590
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$63,420$50,480$78,160
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,520$34,040$67,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$62,210$54,650$73,280
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$62,090$56,900$72,810
California$62,000$51,150$74,360
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$61,860$54,680$74,360
Salem, OR$60,320$50,960$81,960
Texas$60,220$33,580$65,380
Longview, TX$60,220$37,660$60,530
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$60,150$47,890$78,330
Redding, CA$60,000$51,670$72,910
Corvallis, OR$59,300$47,270$69,430
Alexandria, LA$59,220$32,040$77,480
Albany, OR$58,960$47,190$70,780
Oregon$58,940$47,050$73,740
Medford, OR$58,940$47,880$66,140
Monroe, LA$58,850$46,660$59,810
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,740$39,980$79,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$58,740$46,620$73,700
Alaska$58,730$43,320$84,250
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$58,730$43,320$84,250
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,420$46,600$69,510
South Dakota$58,370$39,050$89,640
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$58,260$32,730$67,540
Idaho$58,200$47,860$78,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$58,060$48,700$67,710
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$57,220$32,780$60,940
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$56,940$32,180$72,410
Louisiana$56,780$37,570$79,130
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$56,220$47,540$65,260
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$56,200$25,820$65,160
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$56,150$37,440$79,130
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$56,080$45,360$60,590
Montgomery, AL$56,060$34,440$69,670
Vermont$55,050$32,900$60,940
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$54,190$39,270$62,390
Birmingham, AL$53,820$37,900$70,690
Savannah, GA$53,640$35,050$70,660
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$53,090$32,580$60,060
Illinois$52,580$45,370$72,890
Columbia, SC$52,580$38,180$66,690
Montana$52,270$46,950$58,560
Missoula, MT$52,270$46,670$58,390
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$52,150$47,300$57,510
Anniston-Oxford, AL$52,080$36,210$65,670
Coeur d'Alene, ID$51,970$50,820$76,070
Maryland$51,920$39,420$67,820
Boise City, ID$51,700$41,000$73,610
Bend, OR$51,680$45,490$63,200
New Hampshire$51,170$43,360$72,540
Arizona$50,870$40,890$72,490
Colorado$50,600$39,350$92,020
Jacksonville, FL$50,600$36,070$62,120
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$50,600$48,030$72,380
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$50,510$41,010$67,820
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$50,410$30,970$62,580
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$50,390$43,360$72,720
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$50,360$38,290$66,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$50,320$39,310$60,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,790$40,500$67,530
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$49,750$30,310$64,220
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$49,490$31,430$63,350
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,350$37,310$69,240
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,150$31,050$58,550
Minnesota$49,120$31,050$59,130
Massachusetts$49,000$39,630$73,760
Alabama$48,990$36,520$63,550
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$48,980$32,810$66,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$48,940$36,510$62,890
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$48,910$35,450$77,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$48,900$36,470$65,120
Kentucky$48,880$32,250$66,780
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$48,880$25,390$52,300
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$48,810$36,840$59,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$48,650$46,570$58,330
Florida$48,450$35,090$61,650
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,450$23,620$58,910
Ohio$48,360$30,580$58,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$48,320$36,400$64,160
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,270$44,820$71,390
Wisconsin$48,260$41,600$63,160
Duluth, MN-WI$48,210$23,200$58,970
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$47,980$37,160$62,650
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$47,940$43,230$64,160
Mississippi$47,910$29,120$61,050
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,900$29,120$59,380
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$47,820$30,420$64,700
Valdosta, GA$47,800$37,060$64,740
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,740$44,710$59,490
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,690$36,790$60,750
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$47,610$30,950$57,840
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,470$33,280$54,810
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,470$38,390$60,780
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$47,450$37,600$68,680
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,440$42,180$61,080
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,260$27,890$59,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,250$30,470$61,650
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$47,220$36,620$62,630
Charlottesville, VA$47,140$33,830$78,000
Columbus, GA-AL$47,030$36,420$78,950
Georgia$46,970$32,320$70,310
Michigan$46,970$37,860$61,840
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,970$35,500$61,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,970$38,160$61,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$46,950$30,970$61,270
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,920$39,630$75,260
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,820$33,030$61,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$46,810$35,300$73,910
Tennessee$46,800$33,280$61,120
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,620$37,240$64,260
Arkansas$46,580$30,970$62,310
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,570$30,380$60,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,550$31,200$64,700
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$46,540$34,670$66,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$46,470$38,150$59,120
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,330$35,470$62,040
South Carolina$46,270$36,640$65,340
Richmond, VA$46,170$29,580$76,800
Virginia$46,170$31,390$73,870
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,040$37,100$65,340
Florence, SC$45,930$36,910$77,570
Indiana$45,920$36,180$61,100
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,860$43,360$58,930
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,740$37,210$64,150
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$45,680$32,150$64,340
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$45,640$40,390$52,700
North Carolina$45,580$34,850$59,550
Maine$45,480$39,350$58,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$45,450$38,920$57,700
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,370$35,770$59,550
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,330$20,510$63,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$45,280$31,150$64,130
Lynchburg, VA$45,250$27,100$71,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,100$33,480$61,290
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,030$29,120$60,260
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,020$34,850$57,760
Bangor, ME$44,690$39,290$58,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$44,580$30,990$70,310
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$44,370$27,860$74,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$44,370$30,670$59,180
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$44,040$29,240$55,430
Hattiesburg, MS$43,870$30,680$59,850
Pennsylvania$43,820$30,580$57,840
Greensboro-High Point, NC$43,440$27,390$58,500
New York$42,760$35,460$64,880
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$42,690$29,470$57,950
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$42,060$34,790$74,060
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$41,870$39,270$62,460
Missouri$41,630$34,790$75,170
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$41,630$34,820$74,990
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,440$30,150$63,610
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$39,300$32,150$60,300
Dothan, AL$38,980$30,670$57,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$38,430$27,220$47,960
Oklahoma$37,440$29,710$57,070
Jackson, MS$36,960$31,190$58,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,120$36,120$62,440
West Virginia$35,210$27,520$67,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$35,050$23,370$67,590
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$34,960$30,200$48,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$34,020$28,920$57,520

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Logging Equipment Operators make?▾

The median annual salary for a Logging Equipment Operators is $49,210, with a typical range of $35,050 – $72,280 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Logging Equipment Operators?▾

Entry-level Logging Equipment Operators positions typically start around $35,050 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Logging Equipment Operatorss earn the most?▾

Logging Equipment Operatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.