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

Job-title file

Engineering Equipment Operating

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

226 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $66,972, below the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 226
Total payroll: $15.1M
Role median: $66,972
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50,109$88,791+

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

How total compensation varies among the 226 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 Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $66,889 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 60th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,190

$48,680

$59,850

$77,170

$101,090

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $66,889

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 Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $66,972, 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 Veterans Affairs, the median of $66,972 ranks #7 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 Interior

$69,455 · 721

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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Joseph Lewber

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$56,370

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $56,370
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,370
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Dayton
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $56,370
Basic Pay (before locality): $56,370
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 392090113
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Joseph Lewber serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Dayton, Ohio. Their 2024 pay totaled $56,370. They are classified at grade 08.

Josimar Hall

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$56,306

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,306
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Bushnell
Work county: Sumter
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,806
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,806
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120420119
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Josimar Hall is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bushnell, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $56,306. They are classified at grade 09.

Daniel Gonzales

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$56,057

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $56,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,057
Pay grade: 08
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $56,057
Basic Pay (before locality): $56,057
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Daniel Gonzales holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in El Paso, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,057. Their pay grade is 08.

Scott Morrill

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$56,057

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $56,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,057
Pay grade: 08
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $56,057
Basic Pay (before locality): $56,057
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Scott Morrill serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in El Paso, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $56,057. They are classified at grade 08.

Randy Buckley

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,806

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,806
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Colorado Spgs
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,806
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,806
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080430041
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Randy Buckley works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Colorado Spgs, Colorado. Randy earned $55,806 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Dion Bailey

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,786

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,786
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bakersfield
Work county: Kern
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,786
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,786
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 060240029
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Dion Bailey serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Bakersfield, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,786. They are classified at grade 08.

Richard Dwyer

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,765

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,765
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Pembroke
Work county: Genesee
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,765
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,765
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364725037
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Richard Dwyer serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Pembroke, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,765. They are classified at grade 08.

David Sherber

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,660

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,660
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Lake Worth
Work county: Palm Beach
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,660
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,660
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121750099
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, David Sherber serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Lake Worth, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,660. They are classified at grade 08.

Thomas Rowland

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,596

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $54,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,596
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Tallahassee
Work county: Leon
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,596
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,596
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122940073
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Thomas Rowland serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Tallahassee, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,596. They are classified at grade 08.

Ramon Arroyo

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,159

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $55,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,159
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Jacksonville
Work county: Duval
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,159
Basic Pay (before locality): $55,159
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121510031
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Ramon Arroyo holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,159. Their pay grade is 08.

Joseph Medeiros

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,992

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $54,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,992
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Providence
Work county: Providence
Work state: Rhode Island

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,992
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,992
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 440190007
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Joseph Medeiros works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Providence, Rhode Island. Joseph earned $54,992 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

David Manzini

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,942

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $54,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,942
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Fort Logan
Work county: Arapahoe
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,742
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,742
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080865005
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

David Manzini holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Fort Logan, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,942. Their pay grade is 08.

Marcos Rivera

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,846

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $54,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,846
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Santa Fe
Work county: Santa Fe
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,846
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,846
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350710049
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Marcos Rivera serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,846. They are classified at grade 08.

Samuel Taylor

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,834

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $54,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,834
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Salem
Work county: Salem
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,659
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,659
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512170775
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Samuel Taylor is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Salem, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $54,834. They are classified at grade 09.

Arthur Heller

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,471

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $54,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,471
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Annville
Work county: Lebanon
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,471
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 420170075
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Arthur Heller is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Annville, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $54,471. They are classified at grade 08.

Jaime Marin

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,032

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $54,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,032
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Fort Mitchell
Work county: Russell
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,032
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,032
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 011226113
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Jaime Marin holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Fort Mitchell, Alabama. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,032. Their pay grade is 08.

Austin Lane

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$53,135

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $53,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,135
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Fort Logan
Work county: Arapahoe
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,135
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,135
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080865005
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Lane serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Fort Logan, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,135. They are classified at grade 07.

Michael Thomas

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$53,052

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $53,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,052
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bay Pines
Work county: Pinellas
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,052
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,052
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120185103
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Michael Thomas works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bay Pines, Florida. Michael earned $53,052 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Victor Famighette

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,930

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $52,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,930
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Annville
Work county: Lebanon
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,405
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,405
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 420170075
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Victor Famighette is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Annville, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $52,930. They are classified at grade 08.

John Jackowski

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,843

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $52,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,843
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Columbia
Work county: Richland
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,843
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,843
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 450520079
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

John Jackowski is a Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Columbia, South Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $52,843. They are classified at grade 08.

David Reyes

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,718

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $52,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,718
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bayamon, Bayamon
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,718
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,718
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0140000
Length of Service (Years): 26
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

David Reyes holds the role of Engineering Equipment Operating at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bayamon, Bayamon, No Data Reported. In 2024, their total compensation was $52,718. Their pay grade is 08.

Edwin Ramos-Ruiz

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,718

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $52,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,718
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bayamon, Bayamon
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,718
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,718
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0140000
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Edwin Ramos-Ruiz serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Bayamon, Bayamon, No Data Reported. Their 2024 pay totaled $52,718. They are classified at grade 08.

Vidal Rivera

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,718

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $52,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,718
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Morovis
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,718
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,718
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0680000
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Vidal Rivera works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Morovis, No Data Reported. Vidal earned $52,718 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Jimmy Young

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,050

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $52,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,050
Pay grade: 08
Work city: North Little Rock
Work county: Pulaski
Work state: Arkansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,050
Basic Pay (before locality): $52,050
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 052880119
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Jimmy Young works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Jimmy earned $52,050 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Jacob Montgomery

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$50,318

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $50,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,318
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Nicholasville
Work county: Jessamine
Work state: Kentucky

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $50,318
Basic Pay (before locality): $50,318
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 212410113
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Jacob Montgomery works as a Engineering Equipment Operating for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Jacob earned $50,318 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Mar Sabilona

Engineering Equipment Operating/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$50,109

Sub-department: National Cemetery Administration
Base pay: $50,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,109
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Bushnell
Work county: Sumter
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $50,109
Basic Pay (before locality): $50,109
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120420119
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 5716
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Mar Sabilona serves as a Engineering Equipment Operating based in Bushnell, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $50,109. They are classified at grade 08.