Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in the US
A operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earns a national median of $59,850 a year (mean $66,290) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #431 of 825.
How much does a operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earn in the US?
A operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in the United States earns a median of $59,850 a year (mean $66,290), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 17% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 478,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2073), ranked #431 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$59,850
per year
Mean
$66,290
per year
Employment
478,090
US workers
National rank
#431
of 825 by median
What a operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (SOC 47-2073) earns a median annual wage of $59,850 and a mean (average) of $66,290. The median is the midpoint — half of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earn more and half earn less — and is 17% above 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 operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators is $59,850, and the mean (average) is $66,290. The median is the midpoint — half of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does operating engineers and other construction equipment operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $59,850, a operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earns 17% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many operating engineers and other construction equipment operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 478,090 operating engineers and other construction equipment operators employed nationally (SOC 47-2073), across all industries.
- Where does this operating engineers and other construction 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 47-2073. 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 47-2073 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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