Heavy Equipment Operator pay
Excavators, dozers, loaders, and graders.
National baseline
Public data$25.40/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$24/hr
Austin
$25/hr
Baltimore
$27/hr
Birmingham
$22/hr
Boston
$29/hr
Buffalo
$24/hr
Charlotte
$24/hr
Chicago
$27/hr
Cincinnati
$24/hr
Cleveland
$24/hr
Columbus
$24/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$25/hr
Denver
$26/hr
Detroit
$25/hr
Grand Rapids
$24/hr
Hartford
$27/hr
Houston
$25/hr
Indianapolis
$24/hr
Jacksonville
$23/hr
Kansas City
$24/hr
Las Vegas
$24/hr
Los Angeles
$28/hr
Louisville
$23/hr
Memphis
$23/hr
Miami
$23/hr
Milwaukee
$25/hr
Minneapolis
$26/hr
Nashville
$24/hr
New Orleans
$23/hr
New York City
$30/hr
Oklahoma City
$23/hr
Orlando
$23/hr
Philadelphia
$26/hr
Phoenix
$24/hr
Pittsburgh
$25/hr
Portland
$27/hr
Providence
$26/hr
Raleigh
$24/hr
Richmond
$24/hr
Rochester
$25/hr
Sacramento
$27/hr
Salt Lake City
$24/hr
San Antonio
$23/hr
San Diego
$28/hr
San Francisco
$33/hr
San Jose
$33/hr
Seattle
$29/hr
St. Louis
$24/hr
Tampa
$23/hr
Virginia Beach
$24/hr