Salary for Mississippi

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Average Salary: $47,817
Median Salary: $45,100
10th Percentile: $32,846
25th Percentile: $39,589
75th Percentile: $55,066
90th Percentile: $64,251

Data sourced from 3,910 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$65,362	$40,425	$48,202	$56,573	$75,163	$102,366

Mississippi Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	$48,389	$34,947	$40,315	$49,742	$52,679	$63,382
Hattiesburg, MS	$41,965	$33,330	$33,880	$39,688	$46,189	$55,154
Jackson, MS	$45,903	$26,290	$38,258	$44,110	$51,513	$62,348

Mississippi Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Northeast Mississippi	$46,805	$33,935	$40,986	$43,307	$51,744	$61,666
Northwest Mississippi	$46,277	$26,587	$34,056	$42,361	$54,219	$66,165
Southwest Mississippi	$50,325	$34,056	$39,149	$47,047	$58,982	$69,322
Southeast Mississippi	$49,533	$33,066	$40,128	$49,786	$59,972	$64,251

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

Jones Power, LLC

Registered Date: 06-28-2023

Address

16 Office Park Dr , Ste 5 - Hattiesburg, MS 39402

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Pearl River Community College

Registered Date: 09-15-2017

Address

906 Sullivan Drive - Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsElectrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Castle

Registered Date: 01-31-2023

Address

2201 Front Street - Meridian, MS 39301

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