SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · NORTH DAKOTA

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in North Dakota

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in North Dakota, where the median was $62,150 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$62,150

$30 per hour at the median · That is $2,300 (3.8 percent) above the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$68,640Mean annual salary
$33Mean hourly wage
$4,890People employed in this job in North Dakota

Salary range

25th: $58,180Median: $62,15075th: $76,430
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$58,180
Median (50th percentile)$62,150
75th percentile$76,430
Mean$68,640

The middle half of workers earned from $58,180 to $76,430 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$52,118 a year
$4,343 a month
Federal tax $5,278 · FICA $4,754 · State tax $0

Caveat: the 2026 Form ND-1ES bracket text was retrieved via a TaxFormFinder reproduction, not a direct tax.nd.gov PDF.

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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