How does Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay in Mississippi compare to the national average?

Mississippi Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salaries are 22% below the US national median of $58,710 per year.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in Mississippi

SOC 47-2073 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Mississippi is $46,020 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.13 per hour. This is 22% below the national median of $58,710. 4,150 people work as Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Mississippi. Wages have grown 28% since 2019, when the median was $35,940.

Median Annual Salary

$46,020

Mean Annual

$48,420

Median Hourly

$22.13

Total Employed

4,150

Salary Distribution

$34k

10th

$38k

25th

$46k

Median

$57k

75th

$65k

90th

How This Compares

Mississippi

$46,020

this metro

United States

$58,710

you earn -22% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$46,020	$48,420	4,150
2023	$43,260	$45,290	4,320
2022	$41,000	$43,470	3,910
2021	$38,060	$40,610	3,550
2020	$37,350	$38,420	3,330
2019	$35,940	$37,010	2,890

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