SALARY · OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS · ILLINOIS

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Illinois

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Illinois, operating engineers and other construction equipment operators sat at a median of $97,740 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$97,740

$47 per hour at the median · That is $37,890 (63.3 percent) above the national median of $59,850 for this occupation.

$90,500Mean annual salary
$44Mean hourly wage
$12,290People employed in this job in Illinois

Salary range

25th: $69,230Median: $97,74075th: $109,320
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$69,230
Median (50th percentile)$97,740
75th percentile$109,320
Mean$90,500

The middle half of workers earned from $69,230 to $109,320 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

$72,897 a year
$6,075 a month
Federal tax $12,673 · FICA $7,477 · State tax $4,693
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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