Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$58,710

National average

Salary Range

$40,080 – $100,690

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$117,350$63,670$148,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$115,500$62,860$154,040
Urban Honolulu, HI$109,740$58,550$128,990
Hawaii$105,440$57,900$128,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$101,200$55,900$121,410
Springfield, IL$99,950$50,790$106,520
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$98,830$55,890$135,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$98,610$59,420$157,700
Illinois$96,980$50,840$120,210
Rockford, IL$96,740$49,330$118,350
Decatur, IL$96,700$52,880$117,300
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$94,110$47,550$112,610
Bloomington, IL$93,510$61,270$98,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$93,220$52,920$129,130
Champaign-Urbana, IL$92,410$54,790$107,750
Vallejo, CA$91,590$59,730$132,560
Kankakee, IL$90,590$58,920$116,410
California$89,120$54,730$131,200
Modesto, CA$87,030$54,980$128,660
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$85,520$58,600$125,410
New Jersey$84,170$54,900$130,110
Peoria, IL$84,160$49,140$105,310
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$84,130$49,480$84,130
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$83,780$54,320$127,790
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,740$54,730$129,590
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,460$46,530$94,130
Napa, CA$82,450$50,350$136,550
Fresno, CA$82,020$54,150$125,910
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$81,770$62,330$98,720
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$81,330$56,710$129,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$81,290$42,820$108,310
St. Louis, MO-IL$81,260$49,990$100,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,960$50,890$128,500
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$80,550$61,050$121,370
New York$80,260$49,250$157,890
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$80,050$49,180$92,160
Mankato, MN$79,920$54,300$89,430
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$79,780$46,430$92,810
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$79,660$48,000$96,600
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$79,590$64,660$125,420
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$79,500$57,630$91,670
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$79,410$51,290$127,710
Washington$79,190$54,580$123,080
Bellingham, WA$79,190$58,100$128,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$79,150$50,480$126,310
Salinas, CA$79,030$57,670$125,960
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$78,920$61,710$108,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$78,770$48,550$102,190
Stockton-Lodi, CA$78,670$52,140$125,750
Minnesota$78,580$54,600$96,560
Reno, NV$78,480$51,880$120,660
St. Cloud, MN$78,370$51,910$94,290
Wausau, WI$78,250$47,930$92,510
Rochester, MN$77,830$59,830$92,910
Kennewick-Richland, WA$77,810$59,220$114,310
Redding, CA$77,570$54,690$119,500
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$77,510$56,960$97,050
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$77,290$58,010$105,100
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$77,250$51,330$123,970
New Haven, CT$77,190$61,080$104,270
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$77,060$58,830$105,570
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$77,020$48,050$130,480
Chico, CA$76,980$50,260$126,950
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$76,800$57,340$117,040
Evansville, IN$76,790$48,930$89,710
Connecticut$76,690$58,930$105,500
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$76,080$56,990$117,290
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$76,050$53,840$116,470
Rhode Island$76,030$55,380$97,040
Appleton, WI$76,010$51,930$93,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$75,700$39,880$126,690
Madison, WI$75,610$55,460$99,190
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$75,500$51,700$86,400
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$75,290$51,950$122,000
Fairbanks-College, AK$75,090$61,100$99,130
Alaska$75,000$58,430$103,530
Columbus, OH$75,000$48,070$95,690
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$74,430$59,730$125,630
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$74,400$53,270$118,050
Anchorage, AK$73,940$58,010$104,000
Binghamton, NY$73,740$47,130$139,360
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,680$51,290$126,020
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$73,500$47,630$109,180
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$73,470$42,860$131,700
Worcester, MA$73,430$47,060$124,130
Vineland, NJ$73,280$45,950$121,940
Merced, CA$72,920$53,140$123,010
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$72,850$53,800$102,110
Duluth, MN-WI$72,820$47,200$92,460
Massachusetts$72,800$49,990$124,650
Nevada$72,780$50,090$114,790
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$72,740$51,720$111,770
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$72,670$57,990$101,070
Wisconsin$72,650$49,330$96,160
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$72,500$48,360$88,380
Indiana$72,370$47,110$92,910
Springfield, MA$72,290$47,590$120,880
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$72,060$51,650$114,340
Kingston, NY$71,720$54,860$116,520
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$71,690$50,880$106,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$71,450$48,910$136,620
Kenosha, WI$71,360$56,980$105,670
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$71,290$50,710$98,190
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$70,910$51,620$92,550
Green Bay, WI$70,910$49,330$103,230
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$70,550$52,240$126,310
District of Columbia$69,050$49,270$92,990
Yuba City, CA$68,630$51,210$127,560
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$68,630$55,300$126,560
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$68,630$55,110$122,080
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$68,560$48,840$93,960
Oregon$68,210$49,920$107,030
Fond du Lac, WI$68,170$47,330$95,000
Midland, MI$67,780$54,820$81,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$67,530$44,950$106,520
Elmira, NY$67,500$47,470$123,680
Rochester, NY$67,290$47,390$125,200
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$67,170$49,680$88,160
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$67,030$52,000$108,290
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$66,840$48,860$94,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,700$47,380$110,470
Salem, OR$66,700$52,120$106,850
Monroe, MI$66,460$49,300$80,260
Cleveland, OH$66,370$47,120$97,710
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$66,250$47,440$95,170
Walla Walla, WA$66,010$56,180$107,600
Barnstable Town, MA$65,920$49,570$111,550
Boulder, CO$65,830$51,160$79,570
Sheboygan, WI$65,800$56,120$93,400
Bozeman, MT$65,640$52,210$83,630
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$65,540$51,470$99,560
Kokomo, IN$65,460$45,600$98,590
Ann Arbor, MI$65,300$41,370$92,590
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,210$48,150$90,790
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$65,140$46,490$95,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65,030$48,830$111,420
Yakima, WA$64,900$50,440$108,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$64,680$51,060$93,870
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,620$45,950$98,160
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$64,580$47,030$88,510
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,560$47,830$92,950
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,480$47,610$109,880
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$64,380$49,240$118,440
El Centro, CA$64,330$45,770$82,260
Glens Falls, NY$64,170$45,950$123,250
Niles, MI$64,130$49,000$101,180
Columbus, IN$63,940$45,200$87,680
Carson City, NV$63,860$48,530$77,350
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$63,740$43,060$80,330
Bend, OR$63,720$50,940$103,490
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$63,580$48,220$92,390
Wyoming$63,560$47,020$86,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,560$50,180$82,980
Idaho Falls, ID$63,380$46,190$95,690
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$63,290$51,630$79,930
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$63,210$46,400$85,480
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$63,130$50,110$89,070
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$63,030$49,170$74,680
Missoula, MT$62,800$47,720$77,110
New Hampshire$62,770$49,060$88,450
North Dakota$62,760$49,190$99,090
Syracuse, NY$62,750$46,400$128,480
Minot, ND$62,710$50,350$84,990
Flint, MI$62,610$41,050$89,080
Michigan$62,550$47,100$89,500
Longview-Kelso, WA$62,510$43,020$96,410
Kansas City, MO-KS$62,420$46,690$91,650
Ohio$62,410$45,760$94,620
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$62,410$48,070$96,480
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,340$53,290$101,140
Fort Wayne, IN$62,340$46,900$86,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$62,300$48,160$82,800
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$62,260$46,930$92,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,210$46,820$79,520
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,190$50,150$100,070
Saginaw, MI$62,170$47,110$89,600
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,980$49,140$79,130
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$61,970$47,390$92,060
Medford, OR$61,940$49,190$98,460
Great Falls, MT$61,910$45,840$85,580
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$61,740$52,100$113,310
Bismarck, ND$61,660$47,790$85,540
Bay City, MI$61,640$42,190$85,450
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61,630$46,580$88,700
Colorado$61,570$48,380$77,380
Akron, OH$61,560$45,060$94,380
Albany, OR$61,550$48,140$104,500
Ames, IA$61,540$49,990$78,560
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$61,540$48,380$78,160
Fargo, ND-MN$61,460$48,430$77,970
Battle Creek, MI$61,450$49,370$91,060
Toledo, OH$61,440$45,140$94,930
Lawrence, KS$61,310$45,070$79,490
Iowa$61,210$47,830$84,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,140$49,260$96,240
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,140$46,440$108,010
Terre Haute, IN$61,130$41,970$90,110
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$60,940$47,510$91,650
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$60,910$47,300$72,800
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,870$48,940$84,620
Utica-Rome, NY$60,850$46,490$134,850
Billings, MT$60,850$49,920$77,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,840$45,310$81,380
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,800$47,680$85,320
Bowling Green, KY$60,770$40,210$70,870
Colorado Springs, CO$60,680$47,670$75,790
Wheeling, WV-OH$60,660$37,080$90,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$60,640$47,110$88,260
Maryland$60,620$41,140$79,120
Lexington Park, MD$60,620$35,880$77,940
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,440$47,160$73,580
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,420$45,040$82,280
Eau Claire, WI$60,330$49,330$92,930
Corvallis, OR$60,320$48,260$99,540
York-Hanover, PA$60,320$48,970$76,720
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,310$44,450$77,900
State College, PA$60,170$44,930$96,850
Grants Pass, OR$60,160$50,080$93,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$60,140$45,760$79,750
Montana$60,130$46,450$77,720
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$60,130$45,740$96,660
Bloomington, IN$60,110$38,680$83,970
Missouri$60,050$45,240$90,620
Arizona$59,900$45,700$77,540
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$59,870$39,480$80,080
Helena, MT$59,860$44,880$75,850
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$59,840$44,740$90,200
Flagstaff, AZ$59,840$47,290$76,850
Manchester-Nashua, NH$59,800$47,020$86,620
Dubuque, IA$59,790$48,080$84,470
Utah$59,760$45,630$73,240
Lancaster, PA$59,740$45,860$77,530
Visalia, CA$59,730$48,530$115,830
Traverse City, MI$59,670$50,180$80,520
Iowa City, IA$59,620$48,790$78,670
Pittsburgh, PA$59,570$44,930$91,580
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$59,500$46,310$87,590
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,420$42,820$78,410
Boise City, ID$59,400$48,650$77,470
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$59,380$44,680$92,920
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,360$45,940$70,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY$59,230$45,230$77,220
Ogden, UT$59,210$47,050$70,400
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$59,190$46,160$82,280
Idaho$59,140$46,040$78,970
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$59,120$42,380$76,070
Greeley, CO$59,100$48,750$70,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$59,090$34,930$72,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$59,080$40,010$187,120
Beckley, WV$59,070$34,700$69,550
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$59,050$43,200$76,910
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$58,960$45,200$99,190
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$58,930$46,340$76,370
Omaha, NE-IA$58,860$47,010$73,730
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$58,740$46,850$69,440
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$58,690$45,490$106,280
Pennsylvania$58,580$44,930$94,850
Pueblo, CO$58,570$45,310$72,410
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$58,570$40,230$82,230
Pittsfield, MA$58,560$46,710$100,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$58,430$37,940$109,450
Mansfield, OH$58,370$36,990$86,590
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$58,370$42,940$85,280
Lincoln, NE$58,350$45,610$69,720
Jackson, MI$58,310$49,300$96,800
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$58,290$47,080$74,150
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$58,220$47,610$77,470
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,220$47,510$82,010
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$58,160$48,720$84,380
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$58,140$48,020$106,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$57,940$49,460$75,020
Portland-South Portland, ME$57,830$48,220$76,100
Chambersburg, PA$57,680$45,610$74,350
Reading, PA$57,530$40,050$78,570
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$57,480$47,420$78,670
Youngstown-Warren, OH$57,420$41,290$88,340
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$57,330$47,050$76,460
Nebraska$57,240$45,050$72,640
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$57,240$49,920$75,050
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$57,180$44,440$69,880
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$57,160$44,570$84,750
Tucson, AZ$57,100$45,050$72,510
Kentucky$57,060$41,600$81,050
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,950$40,600$91,210
Muncie, IN$56,840$43,510$84,460
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$56,740$44,810$92,240
South Dakota$56,720$43,680$70,250
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$56,700$40,070$80,960
Baton Rouge, LA$56,650$39,070$78,210
Delaware$56,630$43,380$99,600
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$56,630$49,480$71,590
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$56,610$36,950$81,010
St. George, UT$56,580$44,880$65,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$56,480$44,840$85,740
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$56,370$46,890$78,490
Sandusky, OH$56,340$45,310$91,850
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$56,270$41,840$82,900
Vermont$56,260$49,260$73,170
St. Joseph, MO-KS$56,250$46,170$80,810
Grand Island, NE$56,120$43,210$66,220
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$56,060$47,290$77,740
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$56,010$37,840$93,230
Rapid City, SD$55,930$43,880$62,300
Jefferson City, MO$55,890$40,560$81,120
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$55,780$39,180$73,020
Springfield, OH$55,760$40,620$90,800
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$55,560$44,240$89,900
Columbia, MO$55,520$46,080$83,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$55,310$45,860$80,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$55,300$45,860$87,510
Paducah, KY-IL$55,240$46,420$79,270
Farmington, NM$55,210$43,680$79,770
Maine$55,170$43,130$75,540
Lebanon, PA$55,140$41,730$79,230
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$55,100$48,510$72,340
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$54,900$37,110$64,220
Gettysburg, PA$54,790$45,860$70,410
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$54,320$38,390$69,840
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$54,310$45,040$78,240
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$54,270$43,470$91,490
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$54,220$39,850$84,880
Grand Junction, CO$54,080$46,910$63,160
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$53,620$42,550$71,570
Cheyenne, WY$53,510$43,060$70,140
Midland, TX$53,450$40,620$75,160
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$53,450$42,020$75,380
Ithaca, NY$53,360$45,870$78,910
Yuma, AZ$53,360$39,810$72,510
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$53,300$43,130$74,080
Lima, OH$53,140$43,320$84,010
Erie, PA$53,000$41,480$78,870
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$52,450$37,680$56,050
Logan, UT-ID$52,430$39,130$63,850
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$52,270$38,800$78,450
Virginia$52,240$39,580$73,800
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$52,240$39,290$75,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$52,100$38,530$84,480
Topeka, KS$52,060$39,850$78,840
Springfield, MO$52,000$45,290$81,510
Charleston, WV$52,000$36,120$76,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$51,990$41,600$81,780
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$51,960$35,510$94,390
Morgantown, WV$51,860$37,630$79,580
Bangor, ME$51,740$42,180$70,410
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$51,430$38,950$77,900
Casper, WY$51,310$40,300$71,730
Charlottesville, VA$51,130$39,210$65,350
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$51,080$36,050$74,860
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,960$41,600$66,670
Twin Falls, ID$50,920$42,870$74,000
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,870$40,410$63,160
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$50,870$37,420$79,620
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$50,810$42,190$65,710
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,790$41,000$67,440
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,740$40,590$69,020
Joplin, MO-KS$50,720$39,870$81,130
Birmingham, AL$50,700$38,710$65,680
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,670$38,780$61,800
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,660$40,660$62,230
Kansas$50,600$38,520$79,770
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$50,540$40,570$78,940
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$50,520$39,020$71,490
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,510$39,500$70,400
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$50,410$39,200$87,530
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$50,360$37,720$69,910
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,340$41,600$64,770
Amarillo, TX$50,310$37,860$64,820
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$50,300$35,360$70,070
Owensboro, KY$50,200$36,920$78,380
Odessa, TX$50,150$39,940$71,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$50,080$39,760$67,920
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$50,080$38,760$64,790
West Virginia$50,010$35,740$80,840
Lake Charles, LA$49,880$37,200$72,880
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$49,860$39,060$68,060
Williamsport, PA$49,800$41,480$76,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$49,780$39,330$72,590
Sherman-Denison, TX$49,770$38,230$64,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$49,740$37,810$70,880
Manhattan, KS$49,740$39,870$79,770
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$49,730$37,630$72,020
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,680$41,480$62,740
Louisiana$49,650$36,410$73,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$49,650$37,630$63,980
Texas$49,650$38,240$65,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,640$42,150$65,610
Elizabethtown, KY$49,620$36,590$81,920
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$49,610$41,090$78,680
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$49,580$37,550$80,030
Albuquerque, NM$49,520$39,350$67,320
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$49,500$37,040$71,280
Santa Fe, NM$49,440$39,320$64,810
Richmond, VA$49,390$39,400$65,590
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$49,390$37,160$73,100
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,380$39,380$63,490
Rocky Mount, NC$49,340$36,460$55,730
Corpus Christi, TX$49,310$38,200$65,330
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,310$41,480$74,800
Burlington, NC$49,280$38,220$59,250
Tulsa, OK$49,210$38,990$67,980
Altoona, PA$49,180$41,480$69,080
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,180$38,850$59,380
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$49,150$37,160$62,200
New Mexico$49,130$39,890$67,590
Harrisonburg, VA$49,120$39,600$63,850
Sumter, SC$49,080$39,420$56,350
Waco, TX$49,080$37,600$61,260
Tennessee$49,070$38,020$67,850
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$49,040$38,740$66,310
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,030$38,560$61,200
Wichita, KS$48,980$38,990$76,680
Hammond, LA$48,950$34,230$58,250
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$48,920$37,840$63,900
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,920$37,600$69,570
Pocatello, ID$48,910$45,790$74,100
North Carolina$48,910$38,360$62,200
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,900$37,750$59,690
Knoxville, TN$48,800$38,730$75,710
Florida$48,780$37,560$88,790
Winchester, VA-WV$48,760$38,970$61,030
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,700$39,170$82,240
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,660$35,800$60,320
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,660$36,490$61,080
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$48,600$38,470$69,650
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,540$37,840$61,560
Decatur, AL$48,500$37,810$63,590
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$48,480$38,450$61,260
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$48,480$32,070$60,420
Jacksonville, NC$48,440$36,880$59,620
Fayetteville, NC$48,390$39,090$63,320
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$48,390$35,580$85,280
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$48,390$33,600$63,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$48,360$44,810$64,400
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$48,320$38,370$64,480
Huntsville, AL$48,290$38,820$63,580
Abilene, TX$48,260$36,930$59,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,240$36,930$63,490
Asheville, NC$48,210$40,900$62,460
Wilmington, NC$48,200$38,300$61,150
Auburn-Opelika, AL$48,140$36,660$59,850
Lafayette, LA$48,110$35,290$63,920
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$48,110$40,420$68,840
Cleveland, TN$48,100$37,630$62,930
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$48,050$39,210$66,130
Greensboro-High Point, NC$48,050$38,020$60,780
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,950$36,620$70,440
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,910$37,470$72,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,890$36,660$64,220
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,850$36,740$60,810
Dover, DE$47,850$38,140$92,100
Salisbury, MD$47,830$40,400$72,750
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,810$37,560$62,120
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,730$37,600$61,000
Oklahoma City, OK$47,720$38,430$64,290
Jacksonville, FL$47,720$37,680$63,480
Clarksville, TN-KY$47,710$38,570$65,400
Spartanburg, SC$47,690$38,400$59,900
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$47,660$37,330$66,440
Victoria, TX$47,550$36,470$76,350
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$47,550$35,080$58,490
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$47,530$37,200$69,220
South Carolina$47,480$36,970$61,020
Jackson, TN$47,470$37,420$61,080
Johnstown, PA$47,460$41,480$73,860
Hinesville, GA$47,320$35,260$70,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$47,320$39,380$66,250
Winston-Salem, NC$47,310$37,130$59,780
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,260$38,340$68,410
Oklahoma$47,190$35,980$63,040
Columbia, SC$47,160$37,460$60,090
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,100$35,280$61,080
Punta Gorda, FL$47,050$38,490$58,290
Tyler, TX$47,050$36,750$68,850
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,040$35,490$63,100
College Station-Bryan, TX$47,040$37,270$63,660
Virgin Islands$47,020$35,270$75,290
Enid, OK$47,020$37,380$56,750
Savannah, GA$46,980$37,240$63,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$46,980$34,980$61,410
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,970$36,170$59,470
Warner Robins, GA$46,950$35,530$61,280
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,950$37,530$60,750
San Angelo, TX$46,900$35,160$62,460
Lynchburg, VA$46,890$36,450$61,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,890$36,660$62,710
Alabama$46,870$35,030$61,230
Gainesville, FL$46,780$34,880$60,730
Johnson City, TN$46,730$37,390$57,310
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,730$36,590$60,190
Greenville, NC$46,720$38,630$62,060
Roanoke, VA$46,710$37,050$59,610
Morristown, TN$46,710$37,440$58,750
Jonesboro, AR$46,700$37,030$56,000
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,660$35,970$60,550
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,650$35,840$61,020
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,610$40,210$64,480
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$46,600$34,320$65,210
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,600$34,210$65,610
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$46,470$30,520$63,120
Las Cruces, NM$46,420$37,400$58,090
Georgia$46,380$34,210$61,480
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,360$38,060$57,790
Monroe, LA$46,360$30,870$61,450
Texarkana, TX-AR$46,260$37,230$59,280
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,220$32,000$61,860
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$46,160$37,050$66,560
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$46,130$37,180$73,520
Florence, SC$46,100$35,630$73,380
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$46,040$37,720$60,150
Goldsboro, NC$46,040$37,640$58,280
Mississippi$46,020$33,860$65,410
Jackson, MS$46,000$36,260$62,580
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,980$34,600$65,410
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$45,920$35,280$58,590
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,820$36,330$57,940
Lubbock, TX$45,770$36,800$59,080
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,690$33,050$58,260
Alexandria, LA$45,660$33,080$64,270
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$45,650$36,400$60,460
Mobile, AL$45,610$37,220$61,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$45,340$32,060$59,710
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$45,330$32,420$58,590
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$45,310$35,550$57,230
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,230$35,840$60,440
Arkansas$45,170$34,830$57,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$45,130$35,080$62,400
Longview, TX$45,050$36,530$59,290
Lawton, OK$44,830$34,470$60,690
Ocala, FL$44,810$33,040$57,610
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$44,770$35,640$55,110
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$44,760$35,260$62,950
Homosassa Springs, FL$44,680$35,320$58,540
Columbus, GA-AL$44,670$35,280$54,180
Gainesville, GA$44,670$34,670$60,030
El Paso, TX$44,480$34,570$59,300
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,470$30,950$60,040
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$44,250$31,290$64,770
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$44,250$22,290$56,740
Macon-Bibb County, GA$44,150$33,330$56,280
Dalton, GA$43,870$38,120$55,730
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$43,820$32,410$55,570
Tallahassee, FL$43,730$35,120$58,880
Wichita Falls, TX$43,720$36,490$52,790
Eagle Pass, TX$43,260$24,910$70,050
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$43,030$29,030$56,120
Sebring, FL$42,940$35,510$55,070
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$42,940$34,640$57,570
Montgomery, AL$42,790$30,390$57,760
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$42,470$31,740$52,570
Athens-Clarke County, GA$42,440$31,200$55,880
Laredo, TX$42,290$35,300$51,290
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$42,130$31,500$57,370
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$41,840$33,230$59,350
Albany, GA$41,570$33,200$50,640
Hattiesburg, MS$41,190$33,860$70,620
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$40,890$30,250$58,850
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$40,520$30,900$57,870
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$40,230$30,920$56,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$40,090$30,150$56,150
Dothan, AL$40,080$29,390$60,820
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,980$30,290$55,440
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$39,560$31,400$53,460
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$39,480$32,020$52,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,350$30,620$55,220
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$39,300$30,920$57,520
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$39,280$31,820$57,350
Guam$39,260$34,340$53,050
Fort Smith, AR-OK$38,880$30,900$49,270
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$38,430$29,410$58,430
Hot Springs, AR$38,420$32,740$53,670
Valdosta, GA$38,310$31,200$55,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$38,120$30,490$55,180
Gadsden, AL$36,490$27,690$49,260
Rome, GA$35,490$31,450$55,460
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,040$21,170$38,690
Puerto Rico$26,200$20,800$38,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$24,660$19,760$34,780
Arecibo, PR$24,320$20,660$61,840
Ponce, PR$23,990$19,760$38,690
Aguadilla, PR$23,730$19,820$38,140
Mayaguez, PR$23,670$19,760$39,080

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators is $58,710, with a typical range of $40,080 – $100,690 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators?β–Ύ

Entry-level Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators positions typically start around $40,080 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operatorss earn the most?β–Ύ

Operating Engineers and Other Construction 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.