SOC 47-2073 · Area 43300 · May 2025
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,310 | $19.38 |
| 25th percentile | $43,930 | $21.12 |
| Median | $53,380 | $25.66 |
| 75th percentile | $62,380 | $29.99 |
| 90th percentile | $72,550 | $34.88 |
| Average | $54,270 | $26.09 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 180. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $43,930 to $62,380 in 2025, a span of $18,450.
The area median is $2,920 (5.8%) above Texas's $50,460 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 31 other published areas
- This area's median is $14,180 (36.2%) above the $39,200 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $13,190 (32.8%) above the $40,190 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $7,750 (17.0%) above the $45,630 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $7,280 (15.8%) above the $46,100 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $6,890 (14.8%) above the $46,490 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $6,710 (14.4%) above the $46,670 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $6,580 (14.1%) above the $46,800 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $6,460 (13.8%) above the $46,920 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $5,860 (12.3%) above the $47,520 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $5,790 (12.2%) above the $47,590 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $5,650 (11.8%) above the $47,730 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $5,520 (11.5%) above the $47,860 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $5,400 (11.3%) above the $47,980 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $5,350 (11.1%) above the $48,030 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $5,260 (10.9%) above the $48,120 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,100 (10.6%) above the $48,280 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,060 (10.5%) above the $48,320 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $5,010 (10.4%) above the $48,370 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,820 (9.9%) above the $48,560 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,630 (9.5%) above the $48,750 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,530 (9.3%) above the $48,850 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $4,180 (8.5%) above the $49,200 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,880 (7.8%) above the $49,500 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $2,940 (5.8%) above the $50,440 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,420 (4.7%) above the $50,960 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $2,340 (4.6%) above the $51,040 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $2,010 (3.9%) above the $51,370 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $1,670 (3.2%) above the $51,710 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,050 (3.7%) below the $55,430 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $3,470 (6.1%) below the $56,850 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,520 (7.8%) below the $57,900 median in Midland, TX.
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Which counties share this estimate?
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