47-2073 - BLS OEWS 2025
Equipment operators wages in California
The BLS reported a $41.90 median hourly wage for equipment operators in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$41.90
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$25.37-$63.56
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
36,020
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#4
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$12.70 per hour above the median state record for equipment operators ($29.20).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated equipment operators records, with 36,020 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $35.88 in 2019 to $41.90 in 2025, a +17% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $35.88 |
| 2020 | $37.38 |
| 2021 | $36.72 |
| 2022 | $38.12 |
| 2023 | $39.59 |
| 2024 | $42.85 |
| 2025 | $41.90 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Equipment operators in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.