Metro Nashville / Library Operation and Maintenance / Equipment Operator
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
4 employees hold this title in Library Operation and Maintenance. Median total compensation for the role is $31,377, below the department median of $47,599.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 3,820 people — is $56,030. Library Operation and Maintenance pays a median base salary of $30,352 for this role, 46% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Library Operation and Maintenance’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 478,090 people — is $59,850. Library Operation and Maintenance’s median base salary is 49% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Library Operation and Maintenance is $31,377, 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
Equipment Operator is held in 17 Metro Nashville departments. In Library Operation and Maintenance, the median of $31,377 ranks #8 of 17.
Median total compensation for the Equipment Operator role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $28,138 ranks #10 of 12. See Equipment Operator across all of Metro Nashville →
Median total compensation for comparable Equipment Operator roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Equipment Operator/Library Operation and Maintenance
Source-specific fields
Ronald Simpson is a Equipment Operator at Library Operation and Maintenance. 2016 total compensation came to $36,737.
Equipment Operator/Library Operation and Maintenance
Source-specific fields
Timothy Stevens works as a Equipment Operator for Library Operation and Maintenance. Timothy earned $31,753 in 2016.
Equipment Operator/Library Operation and Maintenance
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Kenneth Williams holds the role of Equipment Operator at Library Operation and Maintenance. In 2016, their total compensation was $31,002.
Equipment Operator/Library Operation and Maintenance
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At Library Operation and Maintenance, James Jackson serves as a Equipment Operator. Their 2016 pay totaled $30,352.