SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · ALABAMA

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Alabama

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 Alabama, where the median was $47,520 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$47,520

$23 per hour at the median · That is $12,330 (20.6 percent) below the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$50,680Mean annual salary
$24Mean hourly wage
$9,640People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $39,780Median: $47,52075th: $57,540
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$39,780
Median (50th percentile)$47,520
75th percentile$57,540
Mean$50,680

The middle half of workers earned from $39,780 to $57,540 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

$38,402 a year
$3,200 a month
Federal tax $3,522 · FICA $3,635 · State tax $1,960

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

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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