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New Jersey · 2025 pay · 32 people

How much does an operating engineer make in New Jersey?

$97,845typical pay for full-year operating engineers in 2025

$76,745 – $114,151what most people earned

Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $78,160. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay fell 2.2% from the same employers' year before.

✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗

Where operating engineers work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Chief Operating Engineer$88,961
  2. Operating Engineer (this page)$97,845

Highest-paid operating engineers, 2025

  1. 1Ronald B DerocheOperating Engineer 1 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$196,657
  2. 2Kenneth L HopkinsOperating Engineer 1 · Department of Corrections$118,344
  3. 3C S HarrisonOperating Engineer 1 · Department of Corrections$115,938
  4. 4Ahmed SabirOperating Engineer 1 · Department of Human Services$115,208
  5. 5Clide A LewinOperating Engineer 1 · Department of Corrections$114,754

Common questions

How much does an operating engineer make in New Jersey?

Full-year operating engineers were typically paid $97,845 in 2025; most earned between $76,745 and $114,151. Counting all 32 people paid, typical pay was $78,160.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 28.5% of all pay for operating engineers in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Operating Engineer, at any level (for example "Operating Engineer"). 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