SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · KANSAS

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kansas

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kansas was $51,620 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$51,620

$25 per hour at the median · That is $8,230 (13.8 percent) below the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$57,540Mean annual salary
$28Mean hourly wage
$7,070People employed in this job in Kansas

Salary range

25th: $44,720Median: $51,62075th: $62,030
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$44,720
Median (50th percentile)$51,620
75th percentile$62,030
Mean$57,540

The middle half of workers earned from $44,720 to $62,030 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

$41,576 a year
$3,465 a month
Federal tax $4,014 · FICA $3,949 · State tax $2,081

Caveat: the Kansas $9,160 personal exemption is from continuing official statute, not from the 2026 Form K-40ES itself, which refers the reader to the K-40 booklet for exemption amounts.

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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