Logging Equipment Operators Salary in the US
A logging equipment operators earns a national median of $49,740 a year (mean $53,190) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #557 of 825.
How much does a logging equipment operators earn in the US?
A logging equipment operators in the United States earns a median of $49,740 a year (mean $53,190), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 2% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 21,060 people work in this occupation (SOC 45-4022), ranked #557 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,740
per year
Mean
$53,190
per year
Employment
21,060
US workers
National rank
#557
of 825 by median
What a logging equipment operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a logging equipment operators (SOC 45-4022) earns a median annual wage of $49,740 and a mean (average) of $53,190. The median is the midpoint — half of logging equipment operators earn more and half earn less — and is 2% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a logging equipment operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for logging equipment operators is $49,740, and the mean (average) is $53,190. The median is the midpoint — half of logging equipment operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does logging equipment operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,740, a logging equipment operators earns 2% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many logging equipment operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 21,060 logging equipment operators employed nationally (SOC 45-4022), across all industries.
- Where does this logging equipment operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 45-4022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 45-4022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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