The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $54,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,680.
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 | $83,390 | 7.23% | 30.63% |
| 2021 | $77,360 | 1.38% | - |
| 2020 | $76,290 | 4.51% | - |
| 2019 | $72,850 | 5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $69,060 | 3.49% | - |
| 2017 | $66,650 | -0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $67,000 | 0.91% | - |
| 2015 | $66,390 | 2.38% | - |
| 2014 | $64,810 | 7.05% | - |
| 2013 | $60,240 | 3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $57,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,390, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of Wisconsin, followed by Lake County-Kenosha County (median annual salary $82,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Lake County-Kenosha County.