U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Interior / Engineering Equipment Operating

Job-title file

Engineering Equipment Operating

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

721 employees hold this title in Department of Interior. Median total compensation for the role is $69,455, below the department median of $87,331.

Employees: 721
Total payroll: $51.5M
Role median: $69,455
Agency median: $87,331
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50,213$102,217+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 721 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Engineering Equipment Operating pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 478,090 people — is $59,850. Department of Interior pays a median base salary of $69,309 for this role, 16% above that figure — about the 64th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Interior sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,190

$48,680

$59,850

$77,170

$101,090

Department of Interior median · $69,309

The bar is the range of annual wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Interior’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 718 of 721 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Interior is $69,455, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Engineering Equipment Operating is held in 10 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Interior, the median of $69,455 ranks #6 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Energy

$121,693 · 14

Presidio Trust

$111,297 · 3

Department of Transportation

$79,459 · 7

Department of Homeland Security

$78,774 · 22

Smithsonian Institution

$77,031 · 3

Department of Veterans Affairs

$66,972 · 226

Department of Agriculture

$66,505 · 472

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

$65,740 · 2

Inter Bound and Water Community U.S. Section

$65,135 · 23

Median total compensation for the Engineering Equipment Operating role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Daniel Wright

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,972

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $54,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,972
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Decatur
Work county: Morgan
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,972
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,972
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 010890103
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Daniel Wright is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Decatur, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $54,972. They are classified at grade 08.

Joab Beck

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,638

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $54,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,638
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pleasant Grove
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,638
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,638
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491500049
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Joab Beck is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $54,638. They are classified at grade 08.

Jacob Beck

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,638

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $54,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,638
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pleasant Grove
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,638
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,638
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491500049
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Jacob Beck works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Jacob earned $54,638 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

John Cody

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,638

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $54,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,638
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pleasant Grove
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,638
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,638
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491500049
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, John Cody serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,638. They are classified at grade 08.

Kade Cooper

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,638

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $54,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,638
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pleasant Grove
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,638
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,638
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491500049
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Kade Cooper is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $54,638. They are classified at grade 08.

Matthew Lambky

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,638

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $54,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,638
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Grand Junction
Work county: Mesa
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,638
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,638
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081040077
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Matthew Lambky holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,638. Their pay grade is 08.

Chase Dittrich

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,268

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $52,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,268
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Vernal
Work county: Uintah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,425
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,425
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 492010047
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Chase Dittrich works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Vernal, Utah. Chase earned $54,268 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

James Williams

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$54,220

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $54,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,220
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Saint Charles
Work county: Arkansas
Work state: Arkansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,220
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,220
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 053460001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, James Williams serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Saint Charles, Arkansas. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,220. They are classified at grade 08.

Warren Cloud

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,886

Sub-department: Indian Affairs
Base pay: $53,886
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,886
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Wapato
Work county: Yakima
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,886
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,886
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 532400077
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): BB

Warren Cloud is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Wapato, Washington. 2024 total compensation came to $53,886. They are classified at grade 00.

Tyler Bell

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,657

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $53,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,657
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Folkston
Work county: Charlton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,657
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,657
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 132170049
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Tyler Bell is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Folkston, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $53,657. They are classified at grade 09.

Joshua Grieve

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,198

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $53,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,198
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Merlin
Work county: Josephine
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,198
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411318033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Joshua Grieve works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Merlin, Oregon. Joshua earned $53,198 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Ronald Jacobson

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,198

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $53,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,198
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Merlin
Work county: Josephine
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,198
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411318033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Ronald Jacobson serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Merlin, Oregon. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,198. They are classified at grade 08.

Kenneth Meyer

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,198

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $53,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,198
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Medford
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,198
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411310029
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Kenneth Meyer serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Medford, Oregon. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,198. They are classified at grade 08.

Daniel Saber

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$53,198

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $53,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,198
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Merlin
Work county: Josephine
Work state: Oregon

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,198
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 411318033
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Daniel Saber is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Merlin, Oregon. 2024 total compensation came to $53,198. They are classified at grade 08.

Kyle Cipollone

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$52,947

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $52,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,947
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bar Harbor
Work county: Hancock
Work state: Maine

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,947
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,947
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 230300009
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Kyle Cipollone is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Bar Harbor, Maine. 2024 total compensation came to $52,947. They are classified at grade 08.

Kermit James

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$52,822

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $52,822
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,822
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Butte
Work county: Silver Bow
Work state: Montana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,822
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,822
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 300180093
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Kermit James holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Butte, Montana. In 2024, their total compensation was $52,822. Their pay grade is 05.