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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in TEXAS

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $18.47 $22.25 $27.00 $35.08 $45.95
      Yearly $38,410 $46,270 $56,160 $72,970 $95,570
      Texas Hourly $17.81 $20.22 $22.78 $27.23 $30.48
      Yearly $37,040 $42,060 $47,380 $56,650 $63,400
      Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.91 $23.03 $27.07 $29.07 $34.03
      Yearly $43,500 $47,910 $56,310 $60,460 $70,790
      Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.57 $22.29 $23.48 $27.73 $30.58
      Yearly $38,620 $46,370 $48,840 $57,670 $63,610
      Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.11 $22.00 $23.36 $27.79 $30.96
      Yearly $37,660 $45,770 $48,580 $57,790 $64,400
      Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.32 $21.09 $22.96 $27.83 $33.42
      Yearly $38,110 $43,870 $47,760 $57,880 $69,520
      Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.18 $21.93 $22.85 $27.38 $30.13
      Yearly $37,820 $45,620 $47,520 $56,950 $62,670
      Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.98 $19.66 $22.77 $29.77 $36.23
      Yearly $37,400 $40,880 $47,370 $61,920 $75,360
      Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.33 $20.56 $22.70 $26.32 $30.07
      Yearly $38,120 $42,760 $47,220 $54,740 $62,550
      West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.13 $20.53 $22.60 $26.32 $29.45
      Yearly $37,700 $42,700 $47,020 $54,740 $61,260
      San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.04 $20.34 $22.56 $26.56 $30.13
      Yearly $37,520 $42,300 $46,910 $55,250 $62,670
      Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.06 $18.39 $22.42 $24.72 $28.22
      Yearly $35,480 $38,240 $46,630 $51,430 $58,700
      Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.91 $18.71 $22.37 $26.44 $35.46
      Yearly $35,170 $38,920 $46,530 $55,000 $73,760
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.52 $18.76 $22.35 $24.62 $29.01
      Yearly $34,370 $39,020 $46,480 $51,210 $60,340
      Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.63 $19.41 $22.25 $28.51 $33.05
      Yearly $38,740 $40,370 $46,270 $59,300 $68,750
      Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.58 $18.83 $22.13 $25.89 $29.45
      Yearly $32,410 $39,160 $46,030 $53,850 $61,250
      Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.83 $19.21 $22.11 $24.55 $29.70
      Yearly $37,090 $39,950 $45,990 $51,060 $61,780
      North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.06 $18.09 $22.10 $24.70 $28.20
      Yearly $33,410 $37,620 $45,960 $51,380 $58,660
      Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.15 $21.04 $21.92 $28.11 $35.13
      Yearly $37,760 $43,770 $45,590 $58,480 $73,060
      College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.72 $19.01 $21.67 $23.97 $29.96
      Yearly $36,850 $39,530 $45,070 $49,860 $62,310
      Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.93 $18.20 $21.63 $22.60 $28.11
      Yearly $37,300 $37,850 $44,990 $47,000 $58,480
      Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.97 $18.05 $21.53 $23.72 $28.36
      Yearly $33,220 $37,540 $44,780 $49,340 $58,990
      Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $18.63 $21.30 $23.56 $27.50
      Yearly $35,970 $38,740 $44,300 $49,010 $57,200
      Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $15.28 $17.94 $21.10 $23.51 $29.17
      Yearly $31,780 $37,320 $43,890 $48,910 $60,670
      Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.64 $19.54 $21.07 $23.74 $28.05
      Yearly $36,690 $40,630 $43,820 $49,380 $58,340
      Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $15.74 $17.82 $20.63 $23.23 $26.57
      Yearly $32,740 $37,060 $42,900 $48,310 $55,270
      Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.47 $18.25 $20.34 $22.18 $26.27
      Yearly $36,340 $37,970 $42,320 $46,130 $54,640
      El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.72 $17.17 $19.39 $22.80 $25.84
      Yearly $32,710 $35,720 $40,330 $47,410 $53,740
      Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.03 $18.77 $19.27 $22.89 $25.48
      Yearly $35,430 $39,030 $40,080 $47,610 $53,000
      San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.09 $16.63 $19.18 $23.94 $26.39
      Yearly $31,390 $34,580 $39,890 $49,800 $54,890
      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.27 $16.12 $18.83 $20.83 $23.85
      Yearly $29,690 $33,530 $39,160 $43,330 $49,610
      Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.47 $16.48 $18.25 $20.16 $24.85
      Yearly $32,180 $34,280 $37,950 $41,940 $51,680
      Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.13 $14.82 $18.20 $21.44 $26.00
      Yearly $29,400 $30,820 $37,860 $44,600 $54,080