Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,830
25th Percentile Wage
$51,010
50th Percentile Wage
$60,960
75th Percentile Wage
$90,620
90th Percentile Wage
$103,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,830.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$60,960
-18.78% 5.05%
2016
$72,410
3.31% -
2015
$70,010
13.60% -
2014
$60,490
5.36% -
2013
$57,250
-1.10% -
2012
$57,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,960 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$90,140
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$80,980
Barnstable Town
$70,960
Worcester
$70,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$67,340
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$66,740
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$66,390
Springfield
$64,320
Framingham
$61,400
Peabody
$61,400
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$60,960
Pittsfield
$60,940
New Bedford
$60,500
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$60,140
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$56,900
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$46,120
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$43,670