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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in Washington, DC

Estimates come from the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Washington, DC is $61,660, 3% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Washington sits within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay runs from $46,580 to $84,180 a year, with about 6.5K people employed.

Median annual

$61,660

Median hourly

$30

Average annual

$64,850

Employed in metro

6.5K

Pay distribution

10th$46,580
25th$54,760
Median$61,660
75th$72,940
90th$84,180

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Hourly
$29.64
Daily
$237
Weekly
$1,186
Bi-weekly
$2,372
Monthly
$5,138
Annual
$61,660

$61,660 a year is around the 50th percentile for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operatorss in Washington, DC. The median is $61,660.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in other metro areas

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  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$124,750
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$124,340
  • Urban Honolulu, HI$117,630
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$105,080
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,100
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,060
  • Decatur, IL$100,520