Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · SOC 47-2073
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Florida nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $47,830 per year ($23.00 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,190 at the 10th percentile to $64,600 at the 90th. BLS estimates 550 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earn more than $47,830 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,760 and $55,920.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,190 | $45,760 | $47,830 | $55,920 | $64,600 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $22.00 | $23.00 | $26.88 | $31.06 |
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
- South Florida nonmetropolitan area$47,830 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,760 to $55,920
- Floridastate$49,400 median for Florida; middle half earns $46,330 to $58,360
- 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 −3% vs Florida overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Florida
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.
- South Florida nonmetropolitan areathis page$47,830 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,760 to $55,920
- $51,800 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $47,700 to $60,160
- $51,040 median for Naples metro area; middle half earns $48,040 to $59,070
- $51,020 median for Orlando metro area; middle half earns $47,030 to $57,130
- $50,300 median for Tampa metro area; middle half earns $47,200 to $58,810
- $49,710 median for Sebastian metro area; middle half earns $47,440 to $59,150
- $49,460 median for North Port metro area; middle half earns $47,630 to $57,250
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for operating engineers and other construction equipment operatorss · Highest-paying occupations in South Florida nonmetropolitan area
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.