Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Anderson, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Anderson, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Anderson 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 Anderson, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,360
25th Percentile Wage
$28,210
50th Percentile Wage
$35,710
75th Percentile Wage
$43,870
90th Percentile Wage
$50,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Anderson, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,360.

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
$35,710
-0.42% 13.69%
2013
$35,860
14.05% -
2012
$30,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in Anderson with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,710, Anderson is the lowest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of South Carolina, following city of Sumter (median annual salary of $49,530). Compared with the highest paying city Sumter, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Anderson is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sumter
$49,530
Augusta-Richmond County
$48,320
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$46,510
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$45,830
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$44,910
Spartanburg
$40,000
Columbia
$39,710
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$39,380
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$39,250
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$38,990
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$38,490
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$38,050
Florence
$37,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,960
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,540
Anderson
$35,710