Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · SOC 47-2073
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in the Hawaii
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Hawaii
Figures describe the state of Hawaii as a whole.
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in the Hawaii earned a median of $115,860 per year ($55.70 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $62,390 at the 10th percentile to $129,590 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,380 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in the Hawaii earn more than $115,860 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $73,200 and $121,780.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $62,390 | $73,200 | $115,860 | $121,780 | $129,590 |
| Hourly | $30.00 | $35.19 | $55.70 | $58.55 | $62.31 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Hawaii$115,860 median for Hawaii; middle half earns $73,200 to $121,780
- United Statesnational$59,850 median for United States; middle half earns $48,680 to $77,170
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +94% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Hawaii
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Hawaiithis page$115,860 median for Hawaii; middle half earns $73,200 to $121,780
- $124,990 median for Kahului metro area; middle half earns $69,510 to $129,110
- $117,630 median for Urban Honolulu metro area; middle half earns $87,570 to $120,500
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.