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 $28.92 $42.64 $51.12
Yearly $60,151 $88,688 $106,340
    Champaign Area Hourly $30.13 $45.41 $49.41
Yearly $62,668 $94,446 $102,758
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $23.37 $35.02 $48.95
Yearly $48,601 $72,842 $101,820
    Cook County Hourly $30.27 $48.12 $52.27
Yearly $62,966 $100,070 $108,714
    Decatur Area Hourly $32.07 $49.85 $49.85
Yearly $66,712 $103,700 $103,700
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $34.43 $49.25 $53.71
Yearly $71,608 $102,441 $111,725
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $28.54 $41.73 $50.35
Yearly $59,362 $86,805 $104,730
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $23.68 $30.02 $46.16
Yearly $49,250 $62,450 $96,014
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $32.50 $48.10 $55.40
Yearly $67,608 $100,068 $115,230
    Lake County Hourly $29.63 $47.07 $51.57
Yearly $61,644 $97,902 $107,266
    McHenry County Hourly $38.13 $50.45 $54.32
Yearly $79,320 $104,934 $113,005
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $23.73 $31.32 $47.17
Yearly $49,371 $65,134 $98,126
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $23.64 $32.04 $48.38
Yearly $49,162 $66,636 $100,644
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $27.93 $41.23 $48.75
Yearly $58,088 $85,765 $101,392
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $26.55 $36.83 $48.26
Yearly $55,232 $76,614 $100,381
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $25.96 $37.99 $44.39
Yearly $54,005 $79,009 $92,322
    Rockford Area Hourly $30.52 $42.03 $50.13
Yearly $63,481 $87,417 $104,267
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $23.77 $28.59 $43.33
Yearly $49,453 $59,467 $90,122
    Springfield Area Hourly $23.96 $39.98 $49.30
Yearly $49,843 $83,167 $102,547
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $25.00 $35.71 $43.39
Yearly $52,006 $74,259 $90,248
    Vermilion County Hourly $23.77 $35.99 $46.90
Yearly $49,446 $74,858 $97,541
    Will County Hourly $30.26 $47.69 $51.99
Yearly $62,953 $99,199 $108,127
United States Hourly $21.07 $24.73 $32.85
Yearly $43,820 $51,430 $68,330

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