47-2073 - BLS OEWS 2024
Equipment operators wages in New York
The BLS reported a $38.59 median hourly wage for equipment operators in New York in 2024. 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. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$38.59
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$23.68-$75.91
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
14,700
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#5
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
New York's median is +$9.72 per hour above the median state record for equipment operators ($28.87).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #8 by BLS employment among generated equipment operators records, with 14,700 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $33.63 in 2019 to $38.59 in 2024, a +15% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $33.63 |
| 2020 | $34.65 |
| 2021 | $35.47 |
| 2022 | $31.98 |
| 2023 | $35.41 |
| 2024 | $38.59 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Equipment operators in New York. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.