Heavy Equipment Operator Salary in Greensboro, North Carolina — 2026 Data

Heavy Equipment Operators in Greensboro, North Carolina earn an average of $51,270 per year ($24.65 per hour). The median (50th percentile) wage is $49,310 per year. That is 23% below the national average of $66,290. Data updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators to the job title "Heavy Equipment Operator". Values are measured survey estimates for the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

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