Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in Savannah, GA

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators pay range in Savannah

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,900 or more. The middle half of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Savannah earn between $44,940 and $60,630.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary after taxes in Savannah

On the average salary of $52,590, a single filer in Savannah takes home about $42,560 a year, or $3,547 a month and $1,637 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Savannah a good place for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Savannah area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $52,590 buys what about $55,238 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Savannah ($47,240). A typical home costs $348,054, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in other Georgia cities

Savannah ranks 1st of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,400).

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