SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · TEXAS

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Texas

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 Texas: $50,460 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

$50,460

$24 per hour at the median · That is $9,390 (15.7 percent) below the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$53,740Mean annual salary
$26Mean hourly wage
$55,540People employed in this job in Texas

Salary range

25th: $46,120Median: $50,46075th: $59,990
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$46,120
Median (50th percentile)$50,460
75th percentile$59,990
Mean$53,740

The middle half of workers earned from $46,120 to $59,990 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

$42,725 a year
$3,560 a month
Federal tax $3,875 · FICA $3,860 · 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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