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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in Georgia

What Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$47,797
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
8 of 8
published states
Workers in state
16,300
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$49,430$39,903$23,702
2Haralson County, GA$49,430$39,903$23,510
3Butts County, GA$49,430$39,903$21,854
4Lumpkin County, GA$49,430$39,903$20,234
5Morgan County, GA$49,430$39,903$18,266
6Fulton County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
7Gwinnett County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
8Cobb County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
9DeKalb County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
10Clayton County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
11Cherokee County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
12Forsyth County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
13Henry County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
14Paulding County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
15Coweta County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
16Douglas County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
17Carroll County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
18Fayette County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
19Newton County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
20Bartow County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
21Walton County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
22Rockdale County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
23Barrow County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
24Spalding County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466
25Pickens County, GA$49,430$39,903$13,466

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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Georgia is $47,797, based on 16,300 workers. Among the 8 states with published data, that ranks number 8. The BLS national median for the occupation is $59,850, so Georgia averages 20.1% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $49,430.

Cost of living for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $23,702. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $13,466. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators are Illinois ($91,495), California ($91,285), New York ($84,763) and New Jersey ($84,149).

Frequently asked questions: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Georgia

How much do Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $47,797.

Which Georgia county is best for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($23,702). Haralson County, GA follows at $23,510.