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Logging Equipment Operators Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 36 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median logging equipment operators in the US earns $49,740 per year (21,060 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington ($75,140) and lowest in Kentucky ($30,230) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Logging Equipment Operators pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Logging Equipment Operators in Washington $75,140 $61,691 $5,141 82.1% 1,150
Logging Equipment Operators in Illinois $71,100 $55,474 $4,623 78% 40
Logging Equipment Operators in Texas $62,890 $52,712 $4,393 83.8% 500
Logging Equipment Operators in California $61,940 $50,183 $4,182 81% 950
Logging Equipment Operators in South Dakota $58,740 $49,378 $4,115 84.1% 50
Logging Equipment Operators in Oregon $58,720 $45,053 $3,754 76.7% 1,860
Logging Equipment Operators in Louisiana $58,600 $47,893 $3,991 81.7% 770
Logging Equipment Operators in Minnesota $58,590 $46,796 $3,900 79.9% 320
Logging Equipment Operators in Montana $56,530 $45,702 $3,808 80.8% 190
Logging Equipment Operators in Idaho $56,490 $45,684 $3,807 80.9% 560
Logging Equipment Operators in Vermont $52,910 $43,355 $3,613 81.9% 60
Logging Equipment Operators in New Hampshire $51,540 $43,592 $3,633 84.6% 170
Logging Equipment Operators in Ohio $50,590 $42,220 $3,518 83.5% 260
Logging Equipment Operators in Wyoming $49,650 $42,074 $3,506 84.7% 40
Logging Equipment Operators in Colorado $49,620 $40,575 $3,381 81.8% 70
Logging Equipment Operators in Mississippi $49,620 $40,797 $3,400 82.2% 1,220
Logging Equipment Operators in Florida $49,370 $41,849 $3,487 84.8% 770
Logging Equipment Operators in Massachusetts $48,960 $39,291 $3,274 80.3% —
Logging Equipment Operators in North Carolina $48,420 $39,662 $3,305 81.9% 990
Logging Equipment Operators in Arkansas $48,280 $39,303 $3,275 81.4% 1,280
Logging Equipment Operators in Alabama $47,810 $38,470 $3,206 80.5% 1,860
Logging Equipment Operators in South Carolina $47,650 $38,765 $3,230 81.4% 920
Logging Equipment Operators in Michigan $47,610 $38,662 $3,222 81.2% 860
Logging Equipment Operators in New York $47,540 $38,408 $3,201 80.8% 290
Logging Equipment Operators in Maryland $47,530 $38,476 $3,206 81% 60
Logging Equipment Operators in Pennsylvania $46,880 $38,409 $3,201 81.9% 360
Logging Equipment Operators in Wisconsin $46,360 $38,171 $3,181 82.3% 480
Logging Equipment Operators in Indiana $46,320 $38,061 $3,172 82.2% 150
Logging Equipment Operators in Tennessee $46,310 $39,390 $3,283 85.1% 400
Logging Equipment Operators in Virginia $46,090 $37,377 $3,115 81.1% 570
Logging Equipment Operators in Georgia $45,080 $36,685 $3,057 81.4% 1,620
Logging Equipment Operators in Maine $44,780 $36,320 $3,027 81.1% 830
Logging Equipment Operators in Missouri $41,770 $34,716 $2,893 83.1% 140
Logging Equipment Operators in Oklahoma $37,270 $30,995 $2,583 83.2% 130
Logging Equipment Operators in West Virginia $36,130 $30,240 $2,520 83.7% 310
Logging Equipment Operators in Kentucky $30,230 $25,529 $2,127 84.5% 300
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