Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,120
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,240
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,138
Nebraska costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nebraska — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,360
Kept after tax
$47,120
Worth in national money
$52,138
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Nebraska pays this job around $58,360 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against other work in Nebraska, this sits in the middle: 244 of 488 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,360 the take-home is $47,120; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $52,138 would nationally. The average lands at $58,240, below the middle of the range.
- For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators the Nebraska median is $58,360, ranking 33 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators ranks 244 of 488 occupations in Nebraska by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Nebraska, on $58,360, is $47,120 — equivalent to $52,138 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $58,240 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,700 |
| This salary | $58,360 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Nebraska | $47,120 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,072 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,639 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,931 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,983 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Nebraska earn less than $58,360. The published range is $44,620 up to $75,700, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $47,120, from $58,360, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 244 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,138, the adjusted value of that $58,360 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 244 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $44,620 to $75,700. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,120 from $58,360. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 244 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $52,138 — the adjusted value of that $58,360 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 244 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,620 at the tenth percentile, $75,700 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,138.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Nebraska then takes its own share, leaving $47,120.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,620 to $75,700) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nebraska rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nebraska's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $52,138 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,120 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Nebraska income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.