Texas Wages 47-2073.00 - Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $50,460.
  • 10% of workers earn $38,900 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $70,010 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $59,850.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,190 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $101,090 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$42,190$48,680$59,850$77,170$101,090
Texas$38,900$46,120$50,460$59,990$70,010
Abilene, TX$36,920$43,830$49,500$59,790$62,400
Amarillo, TX$38,830$44,540$48,850$59,760$67,550
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$40,420$48,020$50,960$61,120$71,390
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$39,430$46,660$56,850$60,850$75,830
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,210$40,200$48,370$60,000$61,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,200$36,560$40,190$45,960$56,180
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,960$45,540$50,440$59,960$62,390
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,630$44,550$47,980$57,600$75,390
Corpus Christi, TX$38,420$46,020$48,320$58,500$67,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41,700$47,730$51,370$60,400$71,080
Eagle Pass, TX$25,570$36,520$46,920$54,530$73,550
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,020$44,600$48,560$59,680$64,470
El Paso, TX$34,840$38,940$45,630$54,310$61,530
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,740$43,290$48,280$58,450$64,470
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$39,170$46,810$51,040$61,900$71,960
Killeen-Temple, TX$35,020$38,730$47,590$55,390$61,460
Laredo, TX$37,140$39,650$46,100$48,840$51,170
Longview, TX$39,450$45,230$48,030$55,710$61,260
Lubbock, TX$36,950$44,450$46,490$56,990$61,690
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$31,420$36,730$39,200$46,140$56,720
Midland, TX$46,010$49,720$57,900$62,600$77,100
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,210$44,860$49,200$58,590$62,770
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,340$46,640$51,710$61,510$63,550
Odessa, TX$43,490$48,110$55,430$61,640$73,010
San Angelo, TX$36,090$37,260$48,120$57,960$64,100
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,840$46,070$48,750$58,830$70,040
Sherman-Denison, TX$40,310$43,930$53,380$62,380$72,550
Texarkana, TX-AR$38,010$39,360$46,800$53,730$61,060
Tyler, TX$35,690$41,910$46,670$55,670$62,670
Victoria, TX$36,610$41,890$47,520$58,240$69,420
Waco, TX$37,770$40,260$47,730$55,880$62,120
Wichita Falls, TX$36,720$41,170$47,860$52,190$60,790

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $24.26 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.70 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.66 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $28.78 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.28 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $48.60 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$20.28$23.40$28.78$37.10$48.60
Texas$18.70$22.17$24.26$28.84$33.66
Abilene, TX$17.75$21.07$23.80$28.74$30.00
Amarillo, TX$18.67$21.41$23.48$28.73$32.48
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$19.43$23.09$24.50$29.38$34.32
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$18.96$22.43$27.33$29.26$36.46
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.89$19.33$23.26$28.85$29.75
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$15.48$17.58$19.32$22.10$27.01
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.25$21.89$24.25$28.83$30.00
College Station-Bryan, TX$18.57$21.42$23.07$27.69$36.25
Corpus Christi, TX$18.47$22.12$23.23$28.12$32.22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$20.05$22.95$24.70$29.04$34.17
Eagle Pass, TX$12.29$17.56$22.56$26.22$35.36
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.28$21.44$23.35$28.69$31.00
El Paso, TX$16.75$18.72$21.94$26.11$29.58
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.15$20.81$23.21$28.10$31.00
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$18.83$22.50$24.54$29.76$34.60
Killeen-Temple, TX$16.84$18.62$22.88$26.63$29.55
Laredo, TX$17.86$19.06$22.16$23.48$24.60
Longview, TX$18.97$21.75$23.09$26.79$29.45
Lubbock, TX$17.77$21.37$22.35$27.40$29.66
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$15.11$17.66$18.85$22.19$27.27
Midland, TX$22.12$23.91$27.84$30.10$37.07
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.89$21.57$23.65$28.17$30.18
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.92$22.42$24.86$29.57$30.55
Odessa, TX$20.91$23.13$26.65$29.64$35.10
San Angelo, TX$17.35$17.91$23.14$27.86$30.82
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$19.15$22.15$23.44$28.28$33.67
Sherman-Denison, TX$19.38$21.12$25.66$29.99$34.88
Texarkana, TX-AR$18.28$18.92$22.50$25.83$29.36
Tyler, TX$17.16$20.15$22.44$26.77$30.13
Victoria, TX$17.60$20.14$22.84$28.00$33.38
Waco, TX$18.16$19.36$22.95$26.86$29.86
Wichita Falls, TX$17.66$19.79$23.01$25.09$29.23