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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $18.47 $22.25 $27.00 $35.08 $45.95
      Yearly $38,410 $46,270 $56,160 $72,970 $95,570
      Hawaii Hourly $26.93 $32.15 $43.80 $53.01 $57.44
      Yearly $56,020 $66,880 $91,100 $110,260 $119,480
      Illinois Hourly $23.14 $30.31 $43.13 $50.41 $56.20
      Yearly $48,140 $63,050 $89,720 $104,850 $116,890
      California Hourly $25.09 $30.00 $39.59 $55.08 $60.39
      Yearly $52,190 $62,390 $82,350 $114,560 $125,610
      New Jersey Hourly $25.27 $31.28 $39.22 $57.15 $61.86
      Yearly $52,560 $65,060 $81,580 $118,870 $128,660
      Washington Hourly $26.54 $30.64 $37.13 $50.45 $55.83
      Yearly $55,210 $63,730 $77,230 $104,930 $116,130
      Rhode Island Hourly $24.18 $27.52 $36.74 $37.83 $47.33
      Yearly $50,300 $57,230 $76,420 $78,680 $98,440
      Minnesota Hourly $25.66 $29.62 $36.71 $43.81 $45.89
      Yearly $53,380 $61,610 $76,350 $91,130 $95,440
      Connecticut Hourly $25.03 $29.78 $35.46 $45.65 $48.96
      Yearly $52,060 $61,940 $73,770 $94,960 $101,830
      New York Hourly $22.98 $27.15 $35.41 $48.97 $71.80
      Yearly $47,790 $56,470 $73,660 $101,860 $149,340
      Alaska Hourly $25.84 $30.00 $34.80 $42.78 $48.33
      Yearly $53,740 $62,400 $72,380 $88,980 $100,530
      Massachusetts Hourly $23.35 $28.50 $33.00 $47.33 $54.37
      Yearly $48,570 $59,290 $68,640 $98,440 $113,090
      Nevada Hourly $23.13 $28.35 $32.71 $38.85 $50.28
      Yearly $48,110 $58,960 $68,050 $80,800 $104,580
      Wisconsin Hourly $22.69 $27.51 $31.88 $41.65 $44.91
      Yearly $47,190 $57,220 $66,310 $86,640 $93,410
      District of Columbia Hourly $24.42 $29.84 $31.85 $37.56 $52.28
      Yearly $50,800 $62,060 $66,240 $78,130 $108,730
      Indiana Hourly $21.76 $24.03 $30.75 $39.66 $43.55
      Yearly $45,250 $49,980 $63,960 $82,490 $90,580
      Oregon Hourly $22.89 $27.49 $30.43 $36.62 $47.13
      Yearly $47,610 $57,180 $63,290 $76,180 $98,030
      New Hampshire Hourly $23.00 $25.61 $30.00 $39.20 $39.20
      Yearly $47,840 $53,280 $62,400 $81,530 $81,530
      North Dakota Hourly $23.04 $25.51 $29.82 $34.24 $39.20
      Yearly $47,910 $53,070 $62,020 $71,220 $81,530
      Missouri Hourly $19.56 $23.71 $29.80 $39.45 $42.03
      Yearly $40,680 $49,310 $61,990 $82,060 $87,420
      Wyoming Hourly $21.50 $24.38 $29.70 $38.07 $39.77
      Yearly $44,720 $50,700 $61,780 $79,190 $82,720
      Ohio Hourly $21.38 $24.01 $29.04 $40.07 $43.86
      Yearly $44,470 $49,940 $60,390 $83,350 $91,230
      Maryland Hourly $19.60 $23.41 $28.85 $31.83 $36.23
      Yearly $40,770 $48,690 $60,000 $66,200 $75,360
      Michigan Hourly $21.00 $24.18 $28.61 $35.41 $39.39
      Yearly $43,680 $50,280 $59,510 $73,650 $81,930
      Colorado Hourly $22.59 $24.32 $28.57 $31.36 $35.98
      Yearly $46,990 $50,590 $59,420 $65,230 $74,840
      Iowa Hourly $21.08 $23.68 $28.33 $33.36 $39.10
      Yearly $43,840 $49,250 $58,920 $69,380 $81,320
      Montana Hourly $21.79 $23.75 $28.15 $32.31 $37.69
      Yearly $45,310 $49,400 $58,550 $67,200 $78,390
      Arizona Hourly $20.78 $24.20 $28.11 $30.43 $35.37
      Yearly $43,220 $50,340 $58,460 $63,280 $73,570
      Utah Hourly $19.90 $23.88 $27.78 $29.98 $34.71
      Yearly $41,380 $49,680 $57,790 $62,360 $72,190
      Pennsylvania Hourly $19.46 $22.39 $26.82 $31.71 $40.38
      Yearly $40,470 $46,580 $55,780 $65,970 $83,990
      Idaho Hourly $19.58 $23.34 $26.73 $30.97 $36.36
      Yearly $40,720 $48,560 $55,600 $64,410 $75,620
      Kentucky Hourly $18.85 $22.40 $26.25 $31.17 $37.59
      Yearly $39,210 $46,600 $54,610 $64,830 $78,190
      Vermont Hourly $22.03 $23.69 $25.62 $28.54 $34.60
      Yearly $45,820 $49,270 $53,280 $59,360 $71,970
      South Dakota Hourly $19.65 $23.49 $25.25 $28.85 $30.77
      Yearly $40,860 $48,860 $52,510 $60,010 $63,990
      Maine Hourly $18.75 $22.24 $24.53 $28.77 $32.92
      Yearly $39,000 $46,260 $51,020 $59,830 $68,460
      Nebraska Hourly $19.81 $22.25 $24.46 $29.38 $34.55
      Yearly $41,200 $46,290 $50,880 $61,110 $71,860
      Delaware Hourly $19.48 $21.09 $24.35 $33.30 $44.48
      Yearly $40,510 $43,870 $50,640 $69,270 $92,530
      Louisiana Hourly $16.56 $20.60 $23.52 $29.15 $34.06
      Yearly $34,430 $42,840 $48,910 $60,630 $70,850
      Virginia Hourly $18.21 $20.63 $23.51 $28.36 $34.17
      Yearly $37,880 $42,910 $48,890 $58,980 $71,080
      Kansas Hourly $17.68 $19.00 $22.96 $28.86 $36.69
      Yearly $36,770 $39,510 $47,760 $60,020 $76,310
      North Carolina Hourly $17.68 $19.63 $22.82 $24.85 $28.68
      Yearly $36,780 $40,830 $47,460 $51,680 $59,650
      New Mexico Hourly $18.21 $21.20 $22.80 $27.60 $31.23
      Yearly $37,890 $44,090 $47,420 $57,410 $64,960
      Texas Hourly $17.81 $20.22 $22.78 $27.23 $30.48
      Yearly $37,040 $42,060 $47,380 $56,650 $63,400
      West Virginia Hourly $16.26 $19.09 $22.75 $28.67 $36.10
      Yearly $33,820 $39,700 $47,320 $59,640 $75,090
      Tennessee Hourly $17.93 $20.15 $22.73 $25.19 $30.26
      Yearly $37,290 $41,910 $47,270 $52,400 $62,940
      Florida Hourly $17.23 $18.88 $22.72 $27.77 $40.87
      Yearly $35,830 $39,260 $47,260 $57,760 $85,010
      South Carolina Hourly $17.16 $18.69 $22.30 $23.60 $28.31
      Yearly $35,680 $38,880 $46,380 $49,080 $58,890
      Oklahoma Hourly $17.40 $19.05 $22.22 $24.58 $29.50
      Yearly $36,200 $39,620 $46,230 $51,130 $61,360
      Alabama Hourly $15.96 $18.21 $21.84 $24.69 $30.05
      Yearly $33,190 $37,870 $45,420 $51,350 $62,510
      Virgin Islands Hourly $17.47 $18.76 $21.82 $28.33 $35.00
      Yearly $36,340 $39,010 $45,390 $58,920 $72,800
      Georgia Hourly $15.00 $17.90 $21.57 $24.10 $29.06
      Yearly $31,200 $37,230 $44,870 $50,130 $60,450
      Mississippi Hourly $14.59 $17.49 $20.80 $25.09 $29.90
      Yearly $30,350 $36,380 $43,260 $52,180 $62,200
      Arkansas Hourly $15.29 $17.77 $20.54 $22.83 $27.08
      Yearly $31,810 $36,960 $42,710 $47,490 $56,320
      Guam Hourly $14.65 $17.56 $18.33 $19.53 $23.16
      Yearly $30,480 $36,530 $38,130 $40,620 $48,160
      Puerto Rico Hourly $9.49 $10.50 $12.01 $15.44 $17.34
      Yearly $19,740 $21,840 $24,970 $32,100 $36,070
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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