Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in New York-White Plains-Wayne 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 New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,750
25th Percentile Wage
$65,250
50th Percentile Wage
$88,750
75th Percentile Wage
$118,310
90th Percentile Wage
$139,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,750.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$88,750
-3.94% 3.13%
2013
$92,250
6.81% -
2012
$85,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,750, New York-White Plains-Wayne is the highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $80,070). In comparison, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in New York-White Plains-Wayne is 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$88,750
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$80,070
Nassau-Suffolk
$68,780
Elmira
$63,430
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$62,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$61,530
Kingston
$61,260
Binghamton
$61,240
Rochester
$60,350
Glens Falls
$55,760
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$54,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$53,030
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,690
Syracuse
$51,490
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,340
Ithaca
$51,180
Utica-Rome
$51,120
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,630
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,480
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$41,200