Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$59,850
10th percentile
$42,190
90th percentile
$101,090
Employment
478,090
- TXMedian $50,460 · Employment 55,540
- CAMedian $87,160 · Employment 36,020
- FLMedian $49,400 · Employment 27,510
- PAMedian $60,530 · Employment 22,120
- OHMedian $64,940 · Employment 16,920
- NCMedian $49,310 · Employment 16,580
- GAMedian $47,880 · Employment 15,700
- NYMedian $80,980 · Employment 14,490
- Houston, TXMedian $51,040 · Employment 14,000
- AZMedian $60,620 · Employment 13,200
- ILMedian $97,740 · Employment 12,290
- VAMedian $57,160 · Employment 12,100
- COMedian $62,620 · Employment 11,700
- INMedian $79,580 · Employment 11,520
- Dallas, TXMedian $51,370 · Employment 11,510
- New York, NYMedian $95,050 · Employment 11,430
- TNMedian $52,000 · Employment 10,660
- MOMedian $60,540 · Employment 10,470
- WAMedian $81,700 · Employment 10,290
- MAMedian $76,820 · Employment 9,680
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.