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Operating Engineer salaries

215 H-1B & PERM records for "Operating Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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215

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$45760

Average Salary

$21278

Minimum

$161616

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Operating Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. OPERATING ENGINEER $42266 Green Card Sep 8, 2023
FLORIDA DEMOLITION, INC Equipment Operator MIAMI, FL $42182 Green Card May 3, 2017
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 30, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 30, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card Jun 8, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 30, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 14, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 30, 2018
RIVERVIEW LLP Construction Equipment Operator MORRIS, MN $42120 Green Card May 30, 2018
COLEMAN CONSTRUCTION Heavy Equipment Operator HAZLEHURST, MS $42016 Green Card Jul 8, 2014
Asphalt Producers, LLC Heavy Equipment Operator Jonesboro, AR $42000 Green Card Jun 27, 2019
Atlantic Contracting & Material Co., In… Equipment Operator $41683 Green Card Oct 2, 2023
THE ANDERSON COMPANY LLC OPERATING ENGINEER MANASSAS, VA $41434 Green Card 2011
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, LLC Equipment Operator CHEVERLY, MD $41434 Green Card 2010
Simpson Trucking Grading Inc. Operating Engineer Gainesville, GA $40602 Green Card May 16, 2021
LINEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Construction Machine Operator MCKEES ROCKS, PA $40102 Green Card 2010
KNUDSEN HAULING D.B.A. DIAMOND BAR TRUC… OPERATING ENGINEERS WHITEFISH, MT $39894 Green Card 2010
Fargo Pacific, Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator $38438 Green Card Apr 3, 2024
Fargo Pacific, Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator $38438 Green Card Apr 3, 2024
HARNESS, LLC Mid-Level Equipment Operator Columbia, TN $38334 - $20 Green Card May 1, 2020
LEAD FOOT MULCHING & GRADING Heavy Equipment Operator $38000 - $40000 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
LEAD FOOT MULCHING & GRADING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR $38000 - $40000 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
LEAD FOOT MULCHING & GRADING Heavy Equipment Operator $38000 - $40000 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
LEAD FOOT MULCHING & GRADING Heavy Equipment Operator $38000 - $40000 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
LEAD FOOT MULCHING & GRADING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR $38000 - $40000 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
Jerdon Enterprise, L.P. Construction Equipment Operator $37502 Green Card Jun 5, 2024
Jerdon Enterprise, L.P. Construction Equipment Operator $37502 Green Card Jun 5, 2024
Jerdon Enterprise, L.P. Construction Equipment Operator $37502 Green Card Jun 5, 2024
LandWerks Contracting, Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator $37440 - $25 Green Card Feb 25, 2025
LATZEL DRILLING, INC. Equipment Operator MIDKIFF, TX $37378 Green Card Nov 13, 2014
RITCHIE LAND RECLAMATION LLC Heavy Equipment Operator Upper Marlboro, MD $37170 Green Card May 16, 2020
RITCHIE LAND RECLAMATION LLC Heavy Equipment Operator Upper Marlboro, MD $37170 Green Card May 16, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
RITCHIE LAND RECLAMATION LLC Heavy Equipment Operator Upper Marlboro, MD $37170 Green Card May 16, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
Pleasants Construction Inc. Heavy Equipment Operator Clarksburg, MD $37170 Green Card May 14, 2020
WILLIAM A. HAZEL, INC. LABORER/RUBBER TIRE LOADER COMPACTOR CHANTILLY, VA $37170 Green Card Dec 11, 2018
J & J ENTERPRISES SERVICES, INC. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS LAS VEGAS, NV $36046 Green Card 2010
GILLIES CREEK INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING, L.L… Operating Engineers RICHMOND, VA $36000 Green Card 2010
SHELTON CORPORATION Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipm… ASHLAND, VA $35568 Green Card 2010
LATZEL DRILLING, INC. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipm… MIDKIFF, TX $35360 Green Card 2013
Acme Construction Equipment Operator Salt Lake City, UT $35090 Green Card Oct 3, 2019
Acme Construction Equipment Operator North Salt Lake, UT $35090 Green Card Oct 3, 2019
Acme Construction Equipment Operator North Salt Lake, UT $35090 Green Card Oct 15, 2019
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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