Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary Data
Compare operating engineers and other construction equipment operators pay across 348 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
States ranked by average salary across 348 cities.
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salaries by city
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay across 51 states and 375 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Francisco$124,750
- San Jose$124,340
- Santa Rosa$105,080
- Vallejo$95,100
- Los Angeles$92,890
- Sacramento$91,650
- Modesto$90,560
- Napa$90,060
- San Diego$83,670
- Oxnard$83,290
- Santa Maria$81,500
- Yuba City$80,620
- Salinas$80,320
- San Luis Obispo$79,340
- Chico$79,040
- Riverside$78,720
- Fresno$78,310
- Bakersfield$77,960
- Stockton$77,420
- Redding$77,090
- Santa Cruz$75,640
- Merced$74,800
- El Centro$70,830
- Hanford$63,050
- Visalia$60,530
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Miami$51,800
- Naples$51,040
- Orlando$51,020
- Tampa$50,300
- Sebastian$49,710
- North Port$49,460
- Cape Coral$49,330
- Palm Bay$49,140
- Jacksonville$48,920
- Punta Gorda$48,860
- Crestview$48,640
- Panama City$48,620
- Gainesville$48,190
- Lakeland$47,900
- Pensacola$47,860
- Deltona$46,950
- Sebring$46,760
- Tallahassee$46,530
- Ocala$46,500
- Wildwood$46,060
- Homosassa Springs$45,650
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- Midland$57,900
- Beaumont$56,850
- Odessa$55,430
- Sherman$53,380
- Dallas$51,370
- Houston$51,040
- Austin$50,960
- Abilene$49,500
- Amarillo$48,850
- San Antonio$48,750
- Corpus Christi$48,320
- San Angelo$48,120
- Longview$48,030
- College Station$47,980
- Wichita Falls$47,860
- Waco$47,730
- Killeen$47,590
- Victoria$47,520
- Eagle Pass$46,920
- Texarkana$46,800
- Tyler$46,670
- Lubbock$46,490
- Laredo$46,100
- El Paso$45,630
- Brownsville$40,190
- McAllen$39,200
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators earn a national median of $61,525, based on data from 348 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is HI at $124,990 average.
Worth knowing: Union apprenticeship programs (IUOE) are the best entry path: you earn while you learn, and journeyman rates are $40–$60/hour depending on the region. Overtime on federal projects pays time-and-a-half.