The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $43,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,500 | -3.71% | 18.23% |
| 2016 | $85,560 | 5.90% | - |
| 2015 | $80,510 | 12.67% | - |
| 2014 | $70,310 | 7.68% | - |
| 2013 | $64,910 | -3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $67,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,500, Lake County-Kenosha County is the second highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $83,390). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Lake County-Kenosha County is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.