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Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$51,400
25th Percentile Wage	$60,280
50th Percentile Wage	$65,960
75th Percentile Wage	$76,570
90th Percentile Wage	$85,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,400.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$65,960	7.49%	-1.90%
2021	$61,020	-0.46%	-
2020	$61,300	-4.29%	-
2019	$63,930	-5.13%	-
2018	$67,210	-	-

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,960 in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area and 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$68,850
Anchorage	$67,550
Fairbanks	$67,180
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$65,960
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$65,240