SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · ALASKA

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Alaska

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Alaska: $77,810 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$77,810

$37 per hour at the median · That is $17,960 (30.0 percent) above the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$82,680Mean annual salary
$40Mean hourly wage
$3,050People employed in this job in Alaska

Salary range

25th: $66,830Median: $77,81075th: $99,890
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$66,830
Median (50th percentile)$77,810
75th percentile$99,890
Mean$82,680

The middle half of workers earned from $66,830 to $99,890 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$63,569 a year
$5,297 a month
Federal tax $8,288 · FICA $5,952 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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