Georgia · 2025 pay · 30 people
How much does an equipment operator make in Georgia?
$3,125typical pay for a equipment operator in 2025
$1,020 – $46,919what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 82.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Equipment Operator 121 people$1,389
- Equipment Operator6 people$46,827
Highest-paid equipment operators, 2025
- 1Dennis R LavineEquipment Operator 2 · Jekyll Island Authority$66,018
- 2Joe D CowartEquipment Operator 2 · Jekyll Island Authority$54,756
- 3Marvin James GreenEquipment Operator 1 · Jekyll Island Authority$54,092
- 4Robert Lawrence SpanglerEquipment Operator 2 · Jekyll Island Authority$54,072
- 5Charles BurneyEquipment Operator · Stone Mountain Memorial Association$52,016
Common questions
How much does an equipment operator make in Georgia?
The typical equipment operator was paid $3,125 in 2025; most earned between $1,020 and $46,919. This counts all 30 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Equipment Operator 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this