The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $59,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,810.
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 | $80,150 | 5.91% | 42.93% |
| 2021 | $75,410 | -13.71% | - |
| 2020 | $85,750 | 9.40% | - |
| 2019 | $77,690 | 30.75% | - |
| 2018 | $53,800 | 8.40% | - |
| 2017 | $49,280 | 1.48% | - |
| 2016 | $48,550 | -1.26% | - |
| 2015 | $49,160 | -3.23% | - |
| 2014 | $50,750 | -0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $51,240 | 10.73% | - |
| 2012 | $45,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,150, Mount Vernon-Anacortes is the second highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $87,220). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower.