Bulldozer and Grader Operators


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Bulldozer and Grader Operators

Bulldozer and Grader Operators - Wages & Trends

Wages may also be affected by poor weather conditions. For example, these workers are less likely to work when the ground is muddy from snow or rain. In general, union workers receive higher wages.

Union operating engineers and construction equipment operators and those working for government agencies generally receive health insurance and a retirement plan.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (SOC 47-2073)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $33.91 $47.99 $54.60
Yearly $70,534 $99,831 $113,573
    Champaign Area Hourly $30.76 $46.52 $52.56
Yearly $63,987 $96,752 $109,328
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $26.97 $37.99 $50.32
Yearly $56,098 $79,036 $104,661
    Cook County Hourly $35.96 $51.11 $58.90
Yearly $74,796 $106,312 $122,517
    Decatur Area Hourly $32.17 $47.85 $49.08
Yearly $66,900 $99,509 $102,096
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $40.26 $51.25 $59.69
Yearly $83,736 $106,611 $124,158
    Du Page County Hourly $36.87 $51.16 $58.64
Yearly $76,689 $106,404 $121,972
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $40.74 $45.41 $50.62
Yearly $84,745 $94,454 $105,281
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $25.41 $34.88 $45.02
Yearly $52,842 $72,535 $93,638
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $39.09 $53.38 $56.64
Yearly $81,291 $111,037 $117,798
    Lake County Hourly $35.86 $51.06 $58.64
Yearly $74,596 $106,203 $121,980
    McHenry County Hourly $41.00 $51.06 $58.73
Yearly $85,285 $106,203 $122,146
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $30.06 $39.90 $50.75
Yearly $62,512 $82,983 $105,564
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $31.48 $44.84 $48.90
Yearly $65,474 $93,269 $101,712
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $29.34 $34.69 $48.38
Yearly $61,033 $72,163 $100,637
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $29.84 $40.36 $46.44
Yearly $62,067 $83,949 $96,578
    Rockford Area Hourly $35.76 $49.68 $55.73
Yearly $74,389 $103,322 $115,921
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $28.12 $34.69 $45.60
Yearly $58,506 $72,163 $94,860
    Springfield Area Hourly $29.22 $46.76 $49.46
Yearly $60,790 $97,241 $102,886
    Vermilion County Hourly $24.12 $36.92 $46.52
Yearly $50,159 $76,805 $96,754
    Will County Hourly $35.00 $50.15 $57.18
Yearly $72,803 $104,317 $118,939
United States Hourly $22.97 $28.23 $36.42
Yearly $47,780 $58,710 $75,750

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.