The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,520.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,880 | 4.93% | 14.96% |
| 2021 | $57,880 | -7.38% | - |
| 2020 | $62,150 | -2.46% | - |
| 2019 | $63,680 | 2.65% | - |
| 2018 | $61,990 | 5.40% | - |
| 2017 | $58,640 | 4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $55,960 | -1.79% | - |
| 2015 | $56,960 | 4.55% | - |
| 2014 | $54,370 | 0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $53,980 | 4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $51,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,880, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $70,140). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower.