Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in College Station-Bryan, Texas

The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in College Station-Bryan, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,250
25th Percentile Wage
$37,880
50th Percentile Wage
$42,770
75th Percentile Wage
$48,290
90th Percentile Wage
$56,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in College Station-Bryan, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,250.

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
$42,770
9.05% 17.61%
2021
$38,900
-0.49% -
2020
$39,090
1.77% -
2019
$38,400
4.61% -
2018
$36,630
0.71% -
2017
$36,370
-2.91% -
2016
$37,430
6.84% -
2015
$34,870
1.15% -
2014
$34,470
3.42% -
2013
$33,290
-5.86% -
2012
$35,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator Salary in College Station-Bryan with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,770 in College Station-Bryan is in the middle of salary range for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in College Station-Bryan is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$51,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$48,870
Odessa
$48,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$47,490
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$47,330
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$47,310
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,180
Corpus Christi
$45,890
Victoria
$45,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$45,190
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,140
Waco
$44,020
Longview
$43,890
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,190
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,190
Amarillo
$42,990
Tyler
$42,950
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,770
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,770
College Station-Bryan
$42,770
Abilene
$40,990
Lubbock
$40,790
Wichita Falls
$40,120
Texarkana-Texarkana
$39,840
Sherman-Denison
$39,470
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$39,180
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$39,030
El Paso
$38,350
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$38,060
San Angelo
$37,900
Fort Worth-Arlington
$37,900
Laredo
$37,390
Brownsville-Harlingen
$35,520

See also: Top paying jobs in College Station-Bryan, Texas.