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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary by City (2024)

392 metro areas · National average: $62,065 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salaries across 392 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $112,050
San Francisco, CA $110,640
New York, NY $104,940
Urban Honolulu, HI $99,260
Santa Rosa, CA $97,470
Vallejo, CA $94,490
Chicago, IL $94,260
Los Angeles, CA $93,970
Seattle, WA $93,470
Sacramento, CA $93,220
Modesto, CA $93,030
San Luis Obispo, CA $91,570
San Diego, CA $91,180
Kahului, HI $91,130
Napa, CA $91,130
Kankakee, IL $91,050
Mount Vernon, WA $90,540
Fresno, CA $90,330
Oxnard, CA $89,800
Decatur, IL $89,470
Salinas, CA $88,660
Miami, FL $88,510
Stockton, CA $88,500
Riverside, CA $88,270
Springfield, IL $88,060
Santa Cruz, CA $88,040
Rockford, IL $87,920
Bellingham, WA $87,770
Santa Maria, CA $87,060
Bloomington, IL $86,550
Chico, CA $86,380
Yuba City, CA $86,020
Redding, CA $85,930
Trenton, NJ $85,890
Merced, CA $85,590
Albany, NY $84,920
Wenatchee, WA $84,820
Bakersfield, CA $84,750
Bridgeport, CT $84,670
Atlantic City, NJ $84,600
Olympia, WA $84,430
Champaign, IL $84,010
Peoria, IL $83,450
Boston, MA $83,410
Reno, NV $83,350
Binghamton, NY $83,180
Hartford, CT $83,150
Portland, OR $82,330
Minneapolis, MN $82,210
Kennewick, WA $81,830
Bremerton, WA $81,510
New Haven, CT $81,140
Vineland, NJ $80,850
Worcester, MA $80,820
Kiryas Joel, NY $79,860
Springfield, MA $79,690
Milwaukee, WI $79,620
Rochester, NY $79,380
Waterbury, CT $78,970
Syracuse, NY $78,930
Fairbanks, AK $78,520
Anchorage, AK $78,470
Hanford, CA $78,330
Madison, WI $78,190
Glens Falls, NY $77,110
Salem, OR $76,950
Kingston, NY $76,900
St. Louis, MO $76,850
Rochester, MN $76,790
Appleton, WI $76,230
South Bend, IN $76,180
Utica, NY $75,950
Walla Walla, WA $75,810
Buffalo, NY $75,670
Elmira, NY $75,410
Providence, RI $75,360
St. Cloud, MN $74,980
Mankato, MN $74,950
Green Bay, WI $74,790
Racine, WI $74,580
Kenosha, WI $74,530
Las Vegas, NV $74,530
Spokane, WA $74,490
Indianapolis, IN $74,410
Wausau, WI $74,390
Columbus, OH $74,170
Philadelphia, PA $74,100
Michigan City, IN $73,880
Waterloo, IA $73,770
Yakima, WA $73,610
Norwich, CT $73,450
Barnstable Town, MA $72,730
Visalia, CA $72,700
Bend, OR $72,610
Lafayette, IN $72,390
Cleveland, OH $71,990
Watertown, NY $71,420
Amherst Town, MA $71,410
Oshkosh, WI $71,240
Duluth, MN $71,150
Sheboygan, WI $71,040
La Crosse, WI $70,960
Evansville, IN $70,900
Fond du Lac, WI $70,870
Albany, OR $70,750
Cincinnati, OH $69,990
Kalamazoo, MI $69,520
Davenport, IA $69,440
Eugene, OR $69,430
Toledo, OH $68,680
Niles, MI $68,520
Midland, MI $68,350
Kansas City, MO $68,260
Eau Claire, WI $68,120
Ann Arbor, MI $68,110
Boulder, CO $68,020
Battle Creek, MI $67,940
Idaho Falls, ID $67,830
Detroit, MI $67,720
Medford, OR $67,650
Dayton, OH $67,640
Lansing, MI $67,630
State College, PA $67,620
Monroe, MI $67,570
Columbus, IN $67,450
Fort Wayne, IN $67,360
Jackson, MI $67,340
Janesville, WI $67,180
Longview, WA $67,000
Des Moines, IA $66,850
Bozeman, MT $66,760
Carson City, NV $66,720
Corvallis, OR $66,720
Akron, OH $66,540
Saginaw, MI $66,150
Pittsfield, MA $66,130
El Centro, CA $66,090
Grants Pass, OR $66,000
Denver, CO $65,920
Flint, MI $65,890
Kokomo, IN $65,880
Minot, ND $65,800
Manchester, NH $65,590
Lewiston, ID $65,120
Bismarck, ND $65,070
Terre Haute, IN $65,050
Grand Rapids, MI $64,940
Columbia, MO $64,930
Sandusky, OH $64,780
Bay City, MI $64,660
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $64,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,290
Grand Forks, ND $63,800
Mansfield, OH $63,690
Cape Girardeau, MO $63,100
Canton, OH $63,080
Washington, DC $63,050
Pittsburgh, PA $63,040
Traverse City, MI $62,980
Fort Collins, CO $62,960
Dubuque, IA $62,900
St. Joseph, MO $62,800
Missoula, MT $62,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $62,670
Phoenix, AZ $62,670
Elkhart, IN $62,530
Jefferson City, MO $62,510
Lawrence, KS $62,460
Fargo, ND $62,440
Billings, MT $62,400
Ames, IA $62,250
Great Falls, MT $62,150
Youngstown, OH $62,100
Bloomington, IN $62,020
York, PA $62,000
Allentown, PA $61,990
Iowa City, IA $61,950
Muskegon, MI $61,630
Boise City, ID $61,590
Portland, ME $61,490
Muncie, IN $60,860
Wheeling, WV $60,840
Baltimore, MD $60,740
Flagstaff, AZ $60,690
Lancaster, PA $60,200
Burlington, VT $60,180
Huntington, WV $60,180
Colorado Springs, CO $60,080
Lexington Park, MD $60,020
Sioux City, IA $59,990
Salt Lake City, UT $59,930
Lexington, KY $59,860
Scranton, PA $59,710
Omaha, NE $59,510
Harrisburg, PA $59,420
Ithaca, NY $59,400
Helena, MT $59,190
Greeley, CO $59,120
Springfield, MO $59,050
Reading, PA $58,930
Lebanon, PA $58,910
Springfield, OH $58,780
Sioux Falls, SD $58,580
Weirton, WV $58,560
Paducah, KY $58,490
Pueblo, CO $58,440
Joplin, MO $58,410
Ogden, UT $58,050
Bowling Green, KY $57,680
Farmington, NM $57,680
Topeka, KS $57,640
Chambersburg, PA $57,560
Lincoln, NE $57,500
Provo, UT $57,470
Lima, OH $57,460
Blacksburg, VA $57,320
Baton Rouge, LA $57,230
Prescott Valley, AZ $56,360
Erie, PA $56,280
Midland, TX $56,250
Yuma, AZ $56,180
Lewiston, ME $56,090
Gettysburg, PA $56,070
Tucson, AZ $56,030
Cheyenne, WY $56,020
Morgantown, WV $55,870
Manhattan, KS $55,850
Charlottesville, VA $55,620
Pinehurst, NC $55,580
St. George, UT $55,570
Dover, DE $55,340
Grand Island, NE $55,330
New Orleans, LA $55,320
Williamsport, PA $55,320
Rapid City, SD $55,150
Grand Junction, CO $55,100
Twin Falls, ID $54,960
Bangor, ME $54,880
Beaumont, TX $54,870
Victoria, TX $54,770
Odessa, TX $54,740
Pocatello, ID $54,570
Charlotte, NC $54,510
Johnstown, PA $54,390
Owensboro, KY $54,390
Hagerstown, MD $54,340
Salisbury, MD $54,070
Houston, TX $54,050
Austin, TX $54,040
Richmond, VA $54,030
Virginia Beach, VA $54,020
Beckley, WV $53,900
Charleston, WV $53,820
Logan, UT $53,690
Lake Charles, LA $53,610
Casper, WY $53,550
Dallas, TX $53,490
Raleigh, NC $53,400
Memphis, TN $53,340
Nashville, TN $53,210
Elizabethtown, KY $53,030
Santa Fe, NM $52,990
Durham, NC $52,980
Sierra Vista, AZ $52,800
Wichita, KS $52,640
Knoxville, TN $52,630
Gulfport, MS $52,620
Corpus Christi, TX $52,500
Sherman, TX $52,400
Altoona, PA $52,390
Kingsport, TN $52,050
Lake Havasu City, AZ $51,990
Tampa, FL $51,960
San Antonio, TX $51,830
Birmingham, AL $51,720
Charleston, SC $51,710
Albuquerque, NM $51,660
Naples, FL $51,640
Lakeland, FL $51,360
Houma, LA $51,240
Amarillo, TX $51,210
Sebastian, FL $51,180
Shreveport, LA $51,180
Tulsa, OK $51,180
Fayetteville, NC $51,120
Clarksville, TN $51,080
Cape Coral, FL $51,050
Winchester, VA $51,000
Harrisonburg, VA $50,960
Decatur, AL $50,940
Huntsville, AL $50,930
Greenville, NC $50,910
Oklahoma City, OK $50,850
Chattanooga, TN $50,840
Hinesville, GA $50,800
Hickory, NC $50,620
Asheville, NC $50,390
Tyler, TX $50,350
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,340
Hilton Head Island, SC $50,310
Jacksonville, FL $50,300
Cleveland, TN $50,190
Orlando, FL $50,150
Atlanta, GA $50,120
Greensboro, NC $50,070
Crestview, FL $50,050
Palm Bay, FL $50,030
Staunton, VA $49,860
Spartanburg, SC $49,740
College Station, TX $49,730
Waco, TX $49,640
Wilmington, NC $49,620
Fayetteville, AR $49,270
North Port, FL $49,160
Burlington, NC $49,050
Sumter, SC $49,030
Tuscaloosa, AL $49,030
Savannah, GA $48,980
Lafayette, LA $48,960
Lynchburg, VA $48,960
Abilene, TX $48,890
Greenville, SC $48,890
Slidell, LA $48,860
Jacksonville, NC $48,680
Augusta, GA $48,600
Florence, SC $48,600
Brunswick, GA $48,560
Morristown, TN $48,520
Roanoke, VA $48,520
Parkersburg, WV $48,500
Columbia, SC $48,330
Texarkana, TX $48,170
Winston, NC $48,170
Pensacola, FL $48,030
Punta Gorda, FL $48,010
Lubbock, TX $47,980
Warner Robins, GA $47,970
Mobile, AL $47,960
Hammond, LA $47,930
Killeen, TX $47,930
Enid, OK $47,900
Auburn, AL $47,850
Alexandria, LA $47,820
Las Cruces, NM $47,820
Longview, TX $47,710
Panama City, FL $47,530
Jackson, TN $47,490
San Angelo, TX $47,480
Jackson, MS $47,440
Rocky Mount, NC $47,280
Johnson City, TN $47,200
Florence, AL $47,130
Little Rock, AR $46,570
Gainesville, FL $46,560
Deltona, FL $46,480
Wildwood, FL $46,440
Lawton, OK $46,360
El Paso, TX $46,060
Goldsboro, NC $46,010
Gainesville, GA $45,980
Hattiesburg, MS $45,880
Myrtle Beach, SC $45,870
Jonesboro, AR $45,820
Macon, GA $45,720
Monroe, LA $45,690
Tallahassee, FL $45,670
Eagle Pass, TX $45,380
Ocala, FL $45,350
Daphne, AL $45,110
Dalton, GA $44,850
Wichita Falls, TX $44,800
Valdosta, GA $44,700
Homosassa Springs, FL $44,590
Sebring, FL $44,110
Columbus, GA $43,620
Dothan, AL $43,590
Montgomery, AL $43,410
Athens, GA $43,250
Laredo, TX $43,020
Albany, GA $42,340
Brownsville, TX $41,610
McAllen, TX $41,340
Anniston, AL $40,460
Hot Springs, AR $40,380
Fort Smith, AR $40,330
Rome, GA $38,710
Gadsden, AL $38,070
Arecibo, PR $30,280
San Juan, PR $29,640
Mayaguez, PR $27,940
Ponce, PR $27,890
Aguadilla, PR $27,810