Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary
in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro earn a median of $82,540 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,000 jobs (May 2025). It ranks #33 of 433 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE1,000 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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OPERATING ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS PAY IN OTHER NY METROS
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJmedian $95,050
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYmedian $73,650
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYmedian $72,240
- Rochester, NYmedian $65,720
- Syracuse, NYmedian $63,810
- Utica-Rome, NYmedian $62,270
- Binghamton, NYmedian $61,000
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan areamedian $60,980
Questions
What is the average Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Albany?
The BLS median is $82,540 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,000 jobs pay between $60,330 and $113,750. The 10th percentile is $51,020 and the 90th is $128,950.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.