The median annual wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $81,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $82,210.
Pay spans roughly $62,330 at the 10th percentile to $98,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $39.31 per hour. An estimated 4,060 people work as operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $81,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $82,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $39.31 |
| 10th percentile | $62,330 |
| 90th percentile | $98,720 |
| Employment | 4,060 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.