Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary

Median Salary
$59,850
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.78
per hour
Employment
478,090
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$42,190
25th percentile
$48,680
Median
$59,850
75th percentile
$77,170
90th percentile
$101,090

💰 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$115,860+93.6%
Illinois$97,740+63.3%
New Jersey$89,660+49.8%
California$87,160+45.6%
Washington$81,700+36.5%
New York$80,980+35.3%
Indiana$79,580+33.0%
Minnesota$79,130+32.2%
Connecticut$78,750+31.6%
Alaska$77,810+30.0%
Massachusetts$76,820+28.4%
Wisconsin$75,280+25.8%
District of Columbia$74,610+24.7%
Oregon$73,430+22.7%
Nevada$71,410+19.3%
Ohio$64,940+8.5%
Rhode Island$63,610+6.3%
Wyoming$62,960+5.2%
Michigan$62,690+4.7%
Colorado$62,620+4.6%
New Hampshire$62,200+3.9%
North Dakota$62,150+3.8%
Idaho$61,680+3.1%
Montana$61,580+2.9%
Maryland$61,410+2.6%
Utah$60,740+1.5%
Arizona$60,620+1.3%
Missouri$60,540+1.2%
Pennsylvania$60,530+1.1%
Iowa$60,330+0.8%
South Dakota$59,500-0.6%
Vermont$58,870-1.6%
Nebraska$58,360-2.5%
Delaware$58,020-3.1%
Kentucky$57,780-3.5%
Virginia$57,160-4.5%
Maine$56,140-6.2%
New Mexico$52,000-13.1%
Tennessee$52,000-13.1%
Louisiana$51,700-13.6%
Kansas$51,620-13.8%
West Virginia$51,300-14.3%
Texas$50,460-15.7%
Florida$49,400-17.5%
North Carolina$49,310-17.6%
South Carolina$48,940-18.2%
Oklahoma$47,970-19.8%
Georgia$47,880-20.0%
Alabama$47,520-20.6%
Mississippi$47,410-20.8%
Arkansas$44,520-25.6%

🏙️ Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$124,990+108.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$124,750+108.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$124,340+107.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$117,630+96.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$105,080+75.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,100+72.3%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,060+72.2%
Decatur, IL$100,520+68.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$98,120+63.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$97,770+63.4%
Rockford, IL$97,250+62.5%
Bloomington, IL$96,250+60.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,750+60.0%
Springfield, IL$95,310+59.2%
Vallejo, CA$95,100+58.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,050+58.8%
Kankakee, IL$94,270+57.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$92,900+55.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$92,890+55.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$91,650+53.1%
Bellingham, WA$91,510+52.9%
Wausau, WI$90,900+51.9%
Modesto, CA$90,560+51.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$90,320+50.9%
Napa, CA$90,060+50.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$89,460+49.5%
Peoria, IL$86,440+44.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$85,390+42.7%
Evansville, IN$84,500+41.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,670+39.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$83,460+39.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83,340+39.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$83,290+39.2%
Madison, WI$83,060+38.8%
Appleton, WI$83,010+38.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,540+37.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$82,390+37.7%
Kokomo, IN$82,270+37.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$82,270+37.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$82,250+37.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$82,190+37.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$81,500+36.2%
Yuba City, CA$80,620+34.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$80,460+34.4%
Salinas, CA$80,320+34.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$79,850+33.4%
New Haven, CT$79,840+33.4%
Rochester, MN$79,580+33.0%
St. Cloud, MN$79,530+32.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,430+32.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$79,340+32.6%
Chico, CA$79,040+32.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79,040+32.1%
Columbus, OH$78,950+31.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$78,720+31.5%
Mankato, MN$78,560+31.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,330+30.9%
Fresno, CA$78,310+30.8%
Battle Creek, MI$78,020+30.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$77,960+30.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,780+30.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$77,450+29.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,420+29.4%
Redding, CA$77,090+28.8%
Worcester, MA$77,050+28.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$77,020+28.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$76,940+28.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,740+28.2%
Vineland, NJ$76,740+28.2%
Anchorage, AK$76,520+27.9%
Green Bay, WI$76,290+27.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,240+27.4%
Eau Claire, WI$75,970+26.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$75,640+26.4%
Bay City, MI$75,310+25.8%
Flint, MI$75,140+25.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$75,040+25.4%
Merced, CA$74,800+25.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,360+24.2%
Salem, OR$74,270+24.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,650+23.1%
Reno, NV$73,260+22.4%
Kenosha, WI$73,190+22.3%
Springfield, MA$73,070+22.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$72,920+21.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,240+20.7%
Yakima, WA$71,810+20.0%
Cleveland, OH$71,740+19.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$71,560+19.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$71,430+19.3%
Jefferson City, MO$71,140+18.9%
Boulder, CO$71,060+18.7%
El Centro, CA$70,830+18.3%
Kingston, NY$70,370+17.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$69,900+16.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$69,800+16.6%
Bozeman, MT$68,160+13.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$68,130+13.8%
Albany, OR$68,080+13.8%
Walla Walla, WA$67,750+13.2%
Bend, OR$67,520+12.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$66,950+11.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$66,850+11.7%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$66,830+11.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,810+11.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,320+10.8%
Mansfield, OH$66,100+10.4%
Elmira, NY$65,760+9.9%
Rochester, NY$65,720+9.8%
Midland, MI$65,710+9.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,390+9.3%
Columbus, IN$64,970+8.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$64,850+8.4%
Carson City, NV$64,820+8.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$64,650+8.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,540+7.8%
Pittsfield, MA$64,460+7.7%
Toledo, OH$64,380+7.6%
Sheboygan, WI$64,290+7.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$64,150+7.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$64,080+7.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,060+7.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,050+7.0%
Missoula, MT$64,050+7.0%
Akron, OH$63,920+6.8%
Grants Pass, OR$63,920+6.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$63,910+6.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$63,910+6.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,850+6.7%
Syracuse, NY$63,810+6.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,310+5.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$63,050+5.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$63,050+5.3%
Minot, ND$62,990+5.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$62,820+5.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,610+4.6%
Helena, MT$62,570+4.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,540+4.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$62,490+4.4%
Medford, OR$62,410+4.3%
Ames, IA$62,400+4.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,340+4.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$62,320+4.1%
Reading, PA$62,290+4.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$62,270+4.0%
Dubuque, IA$62,250+4.0%
Bismarck, ND$62,150+3.8%
Bloomington, IN$62,120+3.8%
Great Falls, MT$62,090+3.7%
Billings, MT$61,990+3.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,890+3.4%
York-Hanover, PA$61,870+3.4%
Corvallis, OR$61,780+3.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$61,750+3.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,730+3.1%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$61,710+3.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$61,690+3.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$61,660+3.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,660+3.0%
Terre Haute, IN$61,630+3.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,520+2.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$61,480+2.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61,390+2.6%
Lancaster, PA$61,340+2.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,290+2.4%
Traverse City, MI$61,200+2.3%
Pueblo, CO$61,130+2.1%
Binghamton, NY$61,000+1.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,960+1.9%
Boise City, ID$60,930+1.8%
Lexington Park, MD$60,930+1.8%
Monroe, MI$60,910+1.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,830+1.6%
Lincoln, NE$60,810+1.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,740+1.5%
Greeley, CO$60,690+1.4%
Rapid City, SD$60,660+1.4%
State College, PA$60,540+1.2%
Iowa City, IA$60,530+1.1%
Visalia, CA$60,530+1.1%
Sandusky, OH$60,380+0.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$60,370+0.9%
Ogden, UT$60,250+0.7%
Bowling Green, KY$60,180+0.6%
Lawrence, KS$60,080+0.4%
Glens Falls, NY$60,030+0.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$60,020+0.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,010+0.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$60,000+0.3%
Muncie, IN$59,910+0.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,880+0.1%
Jackson, MI$59,860+0.0%
Saginaw, MI$59,830-0.0%
Charlottesville, VA$59,790-0.1%
Beckley, WV$59,700-0.3%
Niles, MI$59,670-0.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,660-0.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,530-0.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$59,330-0.9%
Pocatello, ID$59,250-1.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,210-1.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,140-1.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$59,000-1.4%
Lima, OH$58,860-1.7%
Chambersburg, PA$58,800-1.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$58,720-1.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,560-2.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,420-2.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$58,250-2.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,240-2.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$58,210-2.7%
Tucson, AZ$58,100-2.9%
Manhattan, KS$58,080-3.0%
Erie, PA$58,030-3.0%
Cheyenne, WY$57,970-3.1%
Midland, TX$57,900-3.3%
St. George, UT$57,900-3.3%
Grand Junction, CO$57,700-3.6%
Charleston, WV$57,640-3.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$57,320-4.2%
Springfield, OH$57,230-4.4%
Logan, UT-ID$56,980-4.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$56,850-5.0%
Columbia, MO$56,770-5.1%
Topeka, KS$56,760-5.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,140-6.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$56,030-6.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,960-6.5%
Lebanon, PA$55,750-6.9%
Salisbury, MD$55,480-7.3%
Odessa, TX$55,430-7.4%
Richmond, VA$55,280-7.6%
Farmington, NM$55,180-7.8%
Grand Island, NE$55,020-8.1%
Casper, WY$54,870-8.3%
Ithaca, NY$54,820-8.4%
Birmingham, AL$54,330-9.2%
Yuma, AZ$54,270-9.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,870-10.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$53,380-10.8%
Springfield, MO$53,340-10.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$53,210-11.1%
Morgantown, WV$52,970-11.5%
Gettysburg, PA$52,960-11.5%
Twin Falls, ID$52,080-13.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,060-13.0%
Bangor, ME$52,000-13.1%
Santa Fe, NM$52,000-13.1%
Johnstown, PA$51,830-13.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,800-13.5%
Burlington, NC$51,570-13.8%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$51,550-13.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,370-14.2%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$51,290-14.3%
Albuquerque, NM$51,160-14.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,110-14.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,040-14.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$51,040-14.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$51,020-14.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,000-14.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,960-14.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$50,960-14.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$50,910-14.9%
Williamsport, PA$50,890-15.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,870-15.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,820-15.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$50,800-15.1%
Altoona, PA$50,790-15.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$50,790-15.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$50,740-15.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,640-15.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$50,580-15.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$50,470-15.7%
Sumter, SC$50,340-15.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,320-15.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,300-16.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,210-16.1%
Lynchburg, VA$50,100-16.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$50,090-16.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,030-16.4%
Wichita, KS$49,930-16.6%
Hammond, LA$49,870-16.7%
Lafayette, LA$49,800-16.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,710-16.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$49,670-17.0%
Owensboro, KY$49,550-17.2%
Abilene, TX$49,500-17.3%
Decatur, AL$49,470-17.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,460-17.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,430-17.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$49,330-17.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,310-17.6%
Lake Charles, LA$49,270-17.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,140-17.9%
Huntsville, AL$49,110-17.9%
Enid, OK$49,050-18.0%
Roanoke, VA$49,010-18.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$48,990-18.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,980-18.2%
Spartanburg, SC$48,940-18.2%
Jacksonville, FL$48,920-18.3%
Las Cruces, NM$48,890-18.3%
Dover, DE$48,860-18.4%
Punta Gorda, FL$48,860-18.4%
Amarillo, TX$48,850-18.4%
Savannah, GA$48,810-18.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,750-18.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,750-18.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,700-18.6%
Knoxville, TN$48,690-18.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,690-18.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,640-18.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$48,640-18.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,620-18.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,600-18.8%
Tulsa, OK$48,420-19.1%
Columbia, SC$48,410-19.1%
Fayetteville, NC$48,390-19.1%
Gainesville, GA$48,350-19.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$48,320-19.3%
Cleveland, TN$48,210-19.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,190-19.5%
Gainesville, FL$48,190-19.5%
Morristown, TN$48,170-19.5%
San Angelo, TX$48,120-19.6%
Warner Robins, GA$48,110-19.6%
Longview, TX$48,030-19.7%
Florence, SC$48,000-19.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$47,980-19.8%
Asheville, NC$47,970-19.8%
Greenville, NC$47,940-19.9%
Wilmington, NC$47,910-19.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,900-20.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,860-20.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$47,860-20.0%
Waco, TX$47,730-20.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,710-20.3%
Virgin Islands$47,650-20.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$47,590-20.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,590-20.5%
Johnson City, TN$47,560-20.5%
Victoria, TX$47,520-20.6%
Hinesville, GA$47,510-20.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,450-20.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$47,450-20.7%
Mobile, AL$47,400-20.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,340-20.9%
Jackson, MS$47,340-20.9%
Jackson, TN$47,240-21.1%
Goldsboro, NC$47,180-21.2%
Dothan, AL$47,120-21.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$47,030-21.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,000-21.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$47,000-21.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,950-21.6%
Jacksonville, NC$46,930-21.6%
Eagle Pass, TX$46,920-21.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$46,850-21.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$46,800-21.8%
Sebring, FL$46,760-21.9%
Tyler, TX$46,670-22.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$46,600-22.1%
Tallahassee, FL$46,530-22.3%
Ocala, FL$46,500-22.3%
Lubbock, TX$46,490-22.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$46,430-22.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,300-22.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,290-22.7%
Laredo, TX$46,100-23.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$46,060-23.0%
Lawton, OK$46,030-23.1%
Monroe, LA$46,000-23.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$45,650-23.7%
El Paso, TX$45,630-23.8%
Jonesboro, AR$45,590-23.8%
Albany, GA$45,460-24.0%
Montgomery, AL$44,860-25.0%
Alexandria, LA$44,570-25.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,300-26.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$42,020-29.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,820-30.1%
Valdosta, GA$41,500-30.7%
Dalton, GA$40,860-31.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$40,190-32.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,200-34.5%
Guam$39,170-34.6%
Hot Springs, AR$37,760-36.9%
Gadsden, AL$36,910-38.3%
Rome, GA$36,400-39.2%
Arecibo, PR$31,360-47.6%
Mayaguez, PR$30,970-48.3%
Puerto Rico$29,810-50.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,810-50.2%
Aguadilla, PR$28,440-52.5%
Ponce, PR$27,770-53.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.