Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $67,530 a year.

$67,530 / year, mean
↓ 0.5% below national average 81th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
590
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.2%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $111,400 San Francisco $110,300 Santa Rosa $101,710 New York $100,710 Vallejo $97,740 Seattle $96,510 Chicago $96,370 Modesto $95,910 Bellingham $95,710 Sacramento $95,640 Los Angeles $94,200 San Diego $94,160 Mount Vernon $93,960 Oxnard $92,940 Olympia $92,780 Napa $92,040 Yuba City $91,900 Decatur $91,810 Kankakee $90,890 Salinas $90,350 Chico $89,680 Rockford $89,540 Fresno $89,160 Bloomington $88,190 Wenatchee $88,060 Stockton $87,990 Albany $87,970 San Luis Obispo $87,920 Vineland $87,460 Redding $87,040 Riverside $86,910 Kennewick $86,880 Santa Maria $86,620 Bakersfield $86,130 Atlantic City $85,980 Portland $85,450 Champaign $85,380 Bremerton $84,960 Michigan City $84,420 Springfield $83,790 Merced $83,730 Santa Cruz $83,510 Trenton $82,660 Kiryas Joel $81,390 South Bend $79,360 Peoria $79,120 Syracuse $79,110 Salem $78,810 Evansville $78,090 Buffalo $77,990 Indianapolis $77,660 Spokane $77,290 Kokomo $77,140 Lafayette $76,820 Bend $76,540 Bay City $76,500 Hanford $76,200 Kingston $75,870 Philadelphia $75,200 Utica $74,910 Binghamton $74,790 Rochester $74,720 Yakima $74,660 Fort Wayne $73,600 Longview $73,430 El Centro $73,100 Elmira $73,070 Battle Creek $72,800 Albany $72,720 Glens Falls $71,600 Midland $71,120 Columbus $71,010 Eugene $71,000 Jackson $70,480 Visalia $70,010 Flint $69,780 Medford $69,620 Detroit $69,390 Walla Walla $69,160 Pittsburgh $68,670 Grants Pass $68,200 State College $67,740 Reading $67,530 Kalamazoo $67,130 Allentown $66,920 Muncie $66,820 Niles $66,650 Elkhart $66,470 Lansing $66,300 Terre Haute $66,250 Grand Rapids $66,160 Ann Arbor $65,960 Watertown $65,800 Bloomington $65,700 York $65,700 Saginaw $65,420 Louisville $65,240 Corvallis $64,860 Traverse City $64,420 Monroe $64,300 Scranton $64,270 Lancaster $63,550 Muskegon $63,330 Harrisburg $62,450 Ithaca $62,030 Wheeling $61,920 Erie $61,820 Lexington Park $61,640 Charlottesville $61,460 Bowling Green $61,110 Baltimore $61,060 Huntington $60,800 Paducah $60,380 Weirton $59,700 Lexington $59,260 Chambersburg $58,760 Johnstown $58,140 Midland $58,070 Lebanon $58,020 Williamsport $57,660 Odessa $57,120 Gettysburg $56,970 Beaumont $56,690 Richmond $56,620 Salisbury $56,420 Charleston $56,170 Elizabethtown $55,500 Houston $55,410 Owensboro $55,360 Beckley $55,280 Dallas $55,140 Virginia Beach $55,080 Miami $54,900 Austin $54,790 Lynchburg $54,660 Dover $54,560 Tampa $54,410 Morgantown $54,270 Sherman $54,270 Hagerstown $54,150 Blacksburg $54,090 College Station $53,710 Crestview $53,670 Altoona $53,210 Naples $53,130 Corpus Christi $53,110 Fort Myers $52,990 San Antonio $52,990 Jacksonville $52,870 Victoria $52,670 Orlando $52,630 Roanoke $52,630 Sebastian $52,630 Sarasota $52,610 Winchester $52,470 Amarillo $52,460 Harrisonburg $52,330 Palm Bay $51,670 Punta Gorda $51,580 Port St. Lucie $51,570 Staunton $51,470 Abilene $51,290 Lakeland $51,240 Panama City $51,210 Longview $50,440 Tyler $50,190 Lubbock $49,720 San Angelo $49,580 Waco $49,480 Gainesville $49,320 Pensacola $48,920 Parkersburg $48,840 Sebring $48,660 Killeen $48,560 Texarkana $48,560 Tallahassee $48,060 Wichita Falls $47,910 El Paso $47,610 Deltona $47,480 Ocala $47,410 Homosassa Springs $47,130 Wildwood $47,110 Eagle Pass $46,910 Laredo $44,850 McAllen $42,720 Brownsville $42,600
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Abilene, Texas$51,290-24.0%
Albany, Oregon$72,720+7.7%
Albany, New York$87,970+30.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$66,920-0.9%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$53,210-21.2%
Amarillo, Texas$52,460-22.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$65,960-2.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$85,980+27.3%
Austin, Texas$54,790-18.9%
Bakersfield, California$86,130+27.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$61,060-9.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$72,800+7.8%
Bay City, Michigan$76,500+13.3%
Beaumont, Texas$56,690-16.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$55,280-18.1%
Bellingham, Washington$95,710+41.7%
Bend, Oregon$76,540+13.3%
Binghamton, New York$74,790+10.8%
Blacksburg, Virginia$54,090-19.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$88,190+30.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$65,700-2.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$61,110-9.5%
Bremerton, Washington$84,960+25.8%
Brownsville, Texas$42,600-36.9%
Buffalo, New York$77,990+15.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$52,990-21.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$58,760-13.0%
Champaign, Illinois$85,380+26.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$56,170-16.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$61,460-9.0%
Chicago, Illinois$96,370+42.7%
Chico, California$89,680+32.8%
College Station, Texas$53,710-20.5%
Columbus, Indiana$71,010+5.2%
Corpus Christi, Texas$53,110-21.4%
Corvallis, Oregon$64,860-4.0%
Crestview, Florida$53,670-20.5%
Dallas, Texas$55,140-18.3%
Decatur, Illinois$91,810+36.0%
Deltona, Florida$47,480-29.7%
Detroit, Michigan$69,390+2.8%
Dover, Delaware$54,560-19.2%
Eagle Pass, Texas$46,910-30.5%
El Centro, California$73,100+8.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$55,500-17.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$66,470-1.6%
Elmira, New York$73,070+8.2%
El Paso, Texas$47,610-29.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$61,820-8.5%
Eugene, Oregon$71,000+5.1%
Evansville, Indiana$78,090+15.6%
Flint, Michigan$69,780+3.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$73,600+9.0%
Fresno, California$89,160+32.0%
Gainesville, Florida$49,320-27.0%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$56,970-15.6%
Glens Falls, New York$71,600+6.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$66,160-2.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$68,200+1.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$54,150-19.8%
Hanford, California$76,200+12.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$62,450-7.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$52,330-22.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$47,130-30.2%
Houston, Texas$55,410-17.9%
Huntington, West Virginia$60,800-10.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$77,660+15.0%
Ithaca, New York$62,030-8.1%
Jackson, Michigan$70,480+4.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,870-21.7%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$58,140-13.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$67,130-0.6%
Kankakee, Illinois$90,890+34.6%
Kennewick, Washington$86,880+28.7%
Killeen, Texas$48,560-28.1%
Kingston, New York$75,870+12.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$81,390+20.5%
Kokomo, Indiana$77,140+14.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$76,820+13.8%
Lakeland, Florida$51,240-24.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$63,550-5.9%
Lansing, Michigan$66,300-1.8%
Laredo, Texas$44,850-33.6%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$58,020-14.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$59,260-12.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$61,640-8.7%
Longview, Texas$50,440-25.3%
Longview, Washington$73,430+8.7%
Los Angeles, California$94,200+39.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$65,240-3.4%
Lubbock, Texas$49,720-26.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$54,660-19.1%
McAllen, Texas$42,720-36.7%
Medford, Oregon$69,620+3.1%
Merced, California$83,730+24.0%
Miami, Florida$54,900-18.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$84,420+25.0%
Midland, Michigan$71,120+5.3%
Midland, Texas$58,070-14.0%
Modesto, California$95,910+42.0%
Monroe, Michigan$64,300-4.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$54,270-19.6%
Mount Vernon, Washington$93,960+39.1%
Muncie, Indiana$66,820-1.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$63,330-6.2%
Napa, California$92,040+36.3%
Naples, Florida$53,130-21.3%
New York, New York$100,710+49.1%
Niles, Michigan$66,650-1.3%
Sarasota, Florida$52,610-22.1%
Ocala, Florida$47,410-29.8%
Odessa, Texas$57,120-15.4%
Olympia, Washington$92,780+37.4%
Orlando, Florida$52,630-22.1%
Owensboro, Kentucky$55,360-18.0%
Oxnard, California$92,940+37.6%
Paducah, Kentucky$60,380-10.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$51,670-23.5%
Panama City, Florida$51,210-24.2%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$48,840-27.7%
Pensacola, Florida$48,920-27.6%
Peoria, Illinois$79,120+17.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$75,200+11.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$68,670+1.7%
Portland, Oregon$85,450+26.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$51,570-23.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$51,580-23.6%
Redding, California$87,040+28.9%
Richmond, Virginia$56,620-16.2%
Riverside, California$86,910+28.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$52,630-22.1%
Rochester, New York$74,720+10.6%
Rockford, Illinois$89,540+32.6%
Sacramento, California$95,640+41.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$65,420-3.1%
Salem, Oregon$78,810+16.7%
Salinas, California$90,350+33.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$56,420-16.5%
San Angelo, Texas$49,580-26.6%
San Antonio, Texas$52,990-21.5%
San Diego, California$94,160+39.4%
San Francisco, California$110,300+63.3%
San Jose, California$111,400+65.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$87,920+30.2%
Santa Cruz, California$83,510+23.7%
Santa Maria, California$86,620+28.3%
Santa Rosa, California$101,710+50.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$64,270-4.8%
Seattle, Washington$96,510+42.9%
Sebastian, Florida$52,630-22.1%
Sebring, Florida$48,660-27.9%
Sherman, Texas$54,270-19.6%
South Bend, Indiana$79,360+17.5%
Spokane, Washington$77,290+14.5%
Springfield, Illinois$83,790+24.1%
State College, Pennsylvania$67,740+0.3%
Staunton, Virginia$51,470-23.8%
Stockton, California$87,990+30.3%
Syracuse, New York$79,110+17.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$48,060-28.8%
Tampa, Florida$54,410-19.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$66,250-1.9%
Texarkana, Texas$48,560-28.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$64,420-4.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$82,660+22.4%
Tyler, Texas$50,190-25.7%
Utica, New York$74,910+10.9%
Vallejo, California$97,740+44.7%
Victoria, Texas$52,670-22.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$87,460+29.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$55,080-18.4%
Visalia, California$70,010+3.7%
Waco, Texas$49,480-26.7%
Walla Walla, Washington$69,160+2.4%
Watertown, New York$65,800-2.6%
Weirton, West Virginia$59,700-11.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$88,060+30.4%
Wheeling, West Virginia$61,920-8.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$47,910-29.1%
Wildwood, Florida$47,110-30.2%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$57,660-14.6%
Winchester, Virginia$52,470-22.3%
Yakima, Washington$74,660+10.6%
York, Pennsylvania$65,700-2.7%
Yuba City, California$91,900+36.1%
Gross salary
67,530/yr
Estimated take-home
54,264/yr
Est. total withheld
19.6%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2073 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
429,989