Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Oregon earn a median of $73,430 a year (23% above the U.S. median of $59,850), based on about 5,630 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Oregon. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.
Median annual pay
$73,430
23% above the U.S. median of $59,850
Average annual pay
$79,270
Mean wage
Pay range
$53,410–$117,310
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in the state
5,630
Employees, May 2025
Median hourly pay
$35.30
Before taxes
The state's price level is 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $73,430 here equals roughly $71,015 after adjusting for the state's price level.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.