Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,350
25th Percentile Wage
$49,940
50th Percentile Wage
$60,350
75th Percentile Wage
$83,120
90th Percentile Wage
$102,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,350.

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
$60,350
-0.36% 26.61%
2021
$60,570
12.28% -
2020
$53,130
0.98% -
2019
$52,610
3.02% -
2018
$51,020
0.88% -
2017
$50,570
-7.61% -
2016
$54,420
4.63% -
2015
$51,900
2.04% -
2014
$50,840
11.74% -
2013
$44,870
1.29% -
2012
$44,290
- -

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,350 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Rochester is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.