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Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Northern New Mexico 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 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,900
25th Percentile Wage	$37,840
50th Percentile Wage	$47,380
75th Percentile Wage	$58,390
90th Percentile Wage	$65,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,900.

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	$47,380	-0.08%	18.38%
2021	$47,420	11.01%	-
2020	$42,200	9.72%	-
2019	$38,100	-1.50%	-
2018	$38,670	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,380 in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$49,680
Farmington	$49,640
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$47,380
Albuquerque	$46,650
Santa Fe	$45,260
Los Alamos County	$45,150
Las Cruces	$43,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$42,380
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$38,000
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$37,100