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Can a heavy equipment operator make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a heavy equipment operator. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a heavy equipment operator is $36,918. Even heavy equipment operators in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $48,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Heavy Equipment Operators?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile heavy equipment operator earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| California | $81,000 |
| Nevada | $71,000 |
| Washington | $67,000 |
| Oregon | $61,000 |
| Arizona | $59,000 |
| Alaska | $58,000 |
| West Virginia | $57,000 |
| Maryland | $57,000 |
| Kentucky | $55,000 |
| Idaho | $53,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,000 |
| North Dakota | $51,000 |
| Massachusetts | $51,000 |
| Minnesota | $51,000 |
| Colorado | $51,000 |
| Indiana | $50,000 |
| Utah | $50,000 |
| Montana | $49,000 |
| Wyoming | $49,000 |
| Illinois | $49,000 |
| Virginia | $49,000 |
| New Mexico | $49,000 |
| Vermont | $48,000 |
| Hawaii | $48,000 |
| Wisconsin | $48,000 |
| District of Columbia | $48,000 |
| Ohio | $48,000 |
| New York | $48,000 |
| New Hampshire | $47,000 |
| Connecticut | $46,000 |
| Missouri | $45,000 |
| Texas | $45,000 |
| Delaware | $44,000 |
| Iowa | $43,000 |
| Nebraska | $43,000 |
| New Jersey | $43,000 |
| Kansas | $43,000 |
| Michigan | $43,000 |
| South Dakota | $42,000 |
| Oklahoma | $41,000 |
| Rhode Island | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | $40,000 |
| Tennessee | $39,000 |
| Louisiana | $39,000 |
| Mississippi | $38,000 |
| South Carolina | $34,000 |
| Florida | $34,000 |
| Georgia | $33,000 |
| Alabama | $32,000 |
| Maine | $31,000 |
| Arkansas | $31,000 |
