Georgia / Jekyll Island Authority / Equipment Operator 1
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
2 employees hold this title in Jekyll Island Authority. Median total compensation for the role is $51,249, above the department median of $6,984.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 15,700 people — is $47,880. Jekyll Island Authority pays a median base salary of $54,092 for this role, 13% above that figure — about the 67th 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 Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Jekyll Island Authority’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. Jekyll Island Authority’s median base salary is 10% below that national figure, about the 37th 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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Jekyll Island Authority is $54,092, 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 1 is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Jekyll Island Authority, the median of $51,249 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Equipment Operator 1 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $3,125 ranks #12 of 12. See Equipment Operator across all of Georgia →
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 1/Jekyll Island Authority
Marvin Green works as a Equipment Operator 1 for Jekyll Island Authority. Marvin earned $54,092 in 2025.
Equipment Operator 1/Jekyll Island Authority
At Jekyll Island Authority, Ronald Tackett serves as a Equipment Operator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,405.