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          Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in MINNESOTA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.28 $23.40 $28.78 $37.10 $48.60
          Yearly $42,190 $48,680 $59,850 $77,170 $101,090
          Minnesota Hourly $26.91 $30.44 $38.04 $46.03 $49.01
          Yearly $55,960 $63,310 $79,130 $95,740 $101,930
          Southeast Minnesota Balance of State Hourly $24.34 $30.31 $37.04 $42.24 $47.61
          Yearly $50,630 $63,050 $77,040 $87,860 $99,030
          Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $22.98 $29.89 $36.08 $40.28 $45.74
          Yearly $47,790 $62,170 $75,040 $83,790 $95,140
          Rochester, MN Metro Area Hourly $29.71 $31.12 $38.26 $45.54 $46.93
          Yearly $61,790 $64,730 $79,580 $94,730 $97,610
          Northwest Minnesota Balance of State Hourly $24.99 $29.79 $33.14 $40.55 $46.77
          Yearly $51,980 $61,960 $68,930 $84,350 $97,280
          St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Hourly $28.35 $30.11 $38.24 $47.30 $47.31
          Yearly $58,980 $62,630 $79,530 $98,390 $98,390
          Northeast Minnesota Balance of State Hourly $25.18 $29.99 $35.30 $45.35 $47.51
          Yearly $52,380 $62,390 $73,430 $94,340 $98,820
          Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area Hourly $23.56 $27.97 $29.58 $35.11 $45.95
          Yearly $49,000 $58,180 $61,520 $73,020 $95,570
          Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $28.89 $33.65 $40.07 $48.47 $50.12
          Yearly $60,100 $69,990 $83,340 $100,820 $104,250
          Mankato, MN Metro Area Hourly $24.52 $30.33 $37.77 $42.37 $44.10
          Yearly $51,010 $63,090 $78,560 $88,140 $91,730
          La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area Hourly $23.40 $28.40 $34.34 $44.77 $48.15
          Yearly $48,660 $59,070 $71,430 $93,120 $100,140
          Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area Hourly $23.25 $26.36 $29.66 $34.82 $39.22
          Yearly $48,350 $54,830 $61,690 $72,420 $81,570
          Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metro Area Hourly $23.23 $27.11 $29.31 $31.14 $37.11
          Yearly $48,310 $56,380 $60,960 $64,760 $77,180
          Southwest Minnesota Balance of State Hourly $24.07 $29.73 $30.44 $37.98 $43.94
          Yearly $50,070 $61,830 $63,310 $78,990 $91,390