Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in Connecticut

Find out how your pay in Connecticut:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Connecticut vs. surrounding states

Connecticut:Avg Hourly: $33.96Avg Yearly: $70,640# Employed: 3,220

Blue areas make more money than Connecticut.

Red areas make less money than Connecticut.

Connecticut pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Connecticut relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
New York$15,060 more/yr$7.24 more/hr
New Jersey$11,560 more/yr$5.56 more/hr
Massachusetts$3,850 more/yr$1.85 more/hr
Connecticut$70,640.00/yr$33.96/hr
Rhode Island$8,550 less/yr$4.11 less/hr

How salary for workers in Connecticut ranks in the US

ConnecticutHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Arkansasless than New York

The average pay for workers in Connecticut is $70,640 per year, or $33.96 per hour.

Connecticut pays workers $32,540 (85.4%) more per year than Arkansas, the lowest paid state ($38,100) in the US.

Connecticut pays workers $15,060 (17.6%) less per year than New York, the highest paid state ($85,700) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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