Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Bloomington, Indiana

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,070
25th Percentile Wage
$47,210
50th Percentile Wage
$63,300
75th Percentile Wage
$76,600
90th Percentile Wage
$76,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,070.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,300
6.19% 28.33%
2021
$59,380
0.98% -
2020
$58,800
0.24% -
2019
$58,660
-13.08% -
2018
$66,330
1.15% -
2017
$65,570
22.31% -
2016
$50,940
-23.67% -
2015
$63,000
3.30% -
2014
$60,920
7.29% -
2013
$56,480
19.67% -
2012
$45,370
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,300 in Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bloomington is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Gary and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Gary
$78,880
Indianapolis-Carmel
$75,120
Bloomington
$63,300
Terre Haute
$63,210
Fort Wayne
$62,450
Lafayette
$62,240
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$61,500
Michigan City-La Porte
$56,030
Elkhart-Goshen
$52,940
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$51,190
Columbus
$50,510
Muncie
$49,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$49,760
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$49,580
Kokomo
$45,890
Anderson
$35,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Bloomington, Indiana.