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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Charlie Cooper

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,754

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $61,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,754
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Del Rio
Work county: Val Verde
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,754
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,754
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481820465
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Charlie Cooper is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Del Rio, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $61,754. They are classified at grade 08.

Michael Marquez

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,692

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $61,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,692
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Taos
Work county: Taos
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,692
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,692
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350780055
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Michael Marquez holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Taos, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $61,692. Their pay grade is 08.

Matthew Brown

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,629

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,629
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Summerton
Work county: Clarendon
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,629
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,629
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 452520027
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Matthew Brown is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Summerton, South Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $61,629. They are classified at grade 08.

Trevor Morris

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,483

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,483
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,483
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Banos
Work county: Merced
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,483
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,483
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061990047
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Trevor Morris works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Los Banos, California. Trevor earned $61,483 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

William Mitchell

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,316

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,316
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Delano
Work county: Kern
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,316
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,316
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061000029
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

William Mitchell works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Delano, California. William earned $61,316 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Cody Cotten

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,237

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $130
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,237
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Saint George
Work county: Washington
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491670053
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Cody Cotten is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Saint George, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $61,237. They are classified at grade 08.

Scott Schenk

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,233

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,233
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Anniston
Work county: Calhoun
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,233
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,233
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 010100015
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Scott Schenk is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Anniston, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $61,233. They are classified at grade 10.

Jamie Duffy

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,231

Sub-department: Bureau of Land Management
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $124
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,231
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Eureka
Work county: Juab
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 490440023
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Jamie Duffy is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Eureka, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $61,231. They are classified at grade 08.

Chain Locke

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Collbran
Work county: Mesa
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080420077
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Chain Locke serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Collbran, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,107. They are classified at grade 08.

Hadley Kleeb

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Provo
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491560049
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Hadley Kleeb works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Provo, Utah. Hadley earned $61,107 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Michael Meadows

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pleasant Grove
Work county: Utah
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491500049
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Michael Meadows serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,107. They are classified at grade 08.

Roy Pryor

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: Bureau of Reclamation
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Collbran
Work county: Mesa
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080420077
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Roy Pryor is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Collbran, Colorado. 2024 total compensation came to $61,107. They are classified at grade 08.

Rodney Jacobson

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Brigham City
Work county: Box Elder
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 490150003
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Rodney Jacobson works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Brigham City, Utah. Rodney earned $61,107 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Bryan Woodward

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,107

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $61,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Brigham City
Work county: Box Elder
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,107
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 490150003
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Bryan Woodward holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Brigham City, Utah. In 2024, their total compensation was $61,107. Their pay grade is 08.

Stacy Wilkie

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,066

Sub-department: Indian Affairs
Base pay: $61,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,066
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Ignacio
Work county: La Plata
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,066
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,066
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081250067
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Stacy Wilkie serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Ignacio, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,066. They are classified at grade 08.

Scott White

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$61,066

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $61,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,066
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Grand Canyon
Work county: Coconino
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,066
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,066
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040223005
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Interior, Scott White serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,066. They are classified at grade 08.

Anthony Price

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,878

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $60,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,878
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Grand Lake
Work county: Grand
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,878
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081050049
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Anthony Price holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Grand Lake, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $60,878. Their pay grade is 10.

Andrew Jones

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,794

Sub-department: National Park Service
Base pay: $60,794
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,794
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Oneida
Work county: Scott
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,794
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,794
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471880151
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Andrew Jones is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Oneida, Tennessee. 2024 total compensation came to $60,794. They are classified at grade 10.

Bryant Jones

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,794

Sub-department: Indian Affairs
Base pay: $60,794
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,794
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Owyhee
Work county: Elko
Work state: Nevada

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,794
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,794
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 320155007
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Bryant Jones works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Interior based in Owyhee, Nevada. Bryant earned $60,794 in 2024. Their pay grade is 10.

Travis Singleton

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,732

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $60,732
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,732
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Saint Charles
Work county: Arkansas
Work state: Arkansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,732
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,732
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 053460001
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Travis Singleton is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Saint Charles, Arkansas. 2024 total compensation came to $60,732. They are classified at grade 08.

Thomas Murray

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,711

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $60,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,711
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Indiahoma
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,711
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,711
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402380031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Thomas Murray holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Indiahoma, Oklahoma. In 2024, their total compensation was $60,711. Their pay grade is 08.

Colt Self

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$60,711

Sub-department: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Base pay: $60,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,711
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Indiahoma
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,711
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,711
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402380031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Colt Self is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Interior based in Indiahoma, Oklahoma. 2024 total compensation came to $60,711. They are classified at grade 08.