Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington-Normal 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 Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,210
25th Percentile Wage
$50,560
50th Percentile Wage
$63,850
75th Percentile Wage
$71,180
90th Percentile Wage
$75,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,210.

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Bloomington-Normal with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,850 in Bloomington-Normal is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington-Normal is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Decatur
$100,370
Bloomington
$94,600
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$94,350
Champaign-Urbana
$89,640
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$87,990
Rockford
$84,480
Springfield
$83,780
Peoria
$83,010
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$80,140
Kankakee-Bradley
$79,240
Carbondale-Marion
$78,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$76,220
Danville
$72,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$64,320
Bloomington-Normal
$63,850
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$55,920