What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Operating Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Operating Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Operating Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Operating Engineer's salary?

An Assistant Operating Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,990 for beginners, reaching about $115,351 at mid-level, and approach $165,707 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Operating Engineer?

Assistant Operating Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Operating Engineer roles are District of Columbia $105,261, California $104,862, Massachusetts $103,464. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Operating Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Operating Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Operating Engineer: $111,272; Surgical Assistant Operating Room: $106,599; Operating Engineer Apprentice: $94,437; Assistant Operating Partner: $93,273; Stationary Operating Engineer IV: $84,900.

Assistant Operating Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Operating Engineer make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Operating Engineer in Colorado is $96,999 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, an Assistant Operating Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,267
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,523 to $103,421
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,626

10% $84,626

50% (Median) $96,999

90% $109,267

Assistant Operating Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,421	$8,618	$1,989	$50
Average	$96,999	$8,083	$1,865	$47
25th Percentile	$90,523	$7,544	$1,741	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Operating Engineer Salaries

An Assistant Operating Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Operating Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Operating Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,990
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,662
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,351
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,444
Expert (over 8 years): $165,707

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Reliability Engineer I	less than 1 year	$79,990
Assistant Operating Engineer	1-2 years	$95,662
Reliability Engineer III	2-4 years	$115,351
Reliability Engineer IV	5-8 years	$140,444
Reliability Engineer V	over 8 years	$165,707

How Do Assistant Operating Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Operating Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,261.
California: $104,862.
Massachusetts: $103,464.

District of Columbia $105,261 California $104,862 Massachusetts $103,464 Washington $103,084 New Jersey $103,046 Alaska $102,913 Connecticut $101,601 New York $101,068

Hawaii $99,367 Rhode Island $98,568 Maryland $98,026 Minnesota $97,285 Colorado $96,999 Illinois $96,904 Oregon $96,543 Delaware $96,277

New Hampshire $96,110 Virginia $95,735 Pennsylvania $94,642 Nevada $94,090 North Dakota $93,910 Michigan $93,624 Wisconsin $93,520 Vermont $93,311

Texas $92,731 Maine $92,693 Arizona $92,636 Ohio $92,569 Georgia $91,695 Indiana $91,257 Wyoming $91,172 Utah $91,039

Iowa $90,982 Kansas $90,525 Louisiana $90,392 North Carolina $90,345 Missouri $90,326 Florida $89,955 Montana $89,755 Nebraska $89,565

Kentucky $89,460 South Carolina $89,080 Tennessee $88,842 Idaho $88,747 New Mexico $88,053 Oklahoma $87,901 Alabama $87,340 South Dakota $86,399

Arkansas $85,886 West Virginia $85,610 Mississippi $84,783

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Operating Engineer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $95,100
Hygiene: $98,405
Johnstown: $95,312

Glen Haven, CO $95,100

Hygiene, CO $98,405

Johnstown, CO $95,312

Laporte, CO $94,256

Livermore, CO $93,950

Loveland, CO $95,014

Lyons, CO $98,232

Masonville, CO $94,316

Mead, CO $96,395

Milliken, CO $95,180

Niwot, CO $99,177

Red Feather Lakes, CO $94,208

Severance, CO $94,391

Timnath, CO $94,269

Wellington, CO $93,741

Windsor, CO $94,405

Brighton, CO $96,745

Ault, CO $94,225

Briggsdale, CO $94,251

Carr, CO $92,630

Eastlake, CO $96,997

Eaton, CO $94,523

Evans, CO $95,004

Fort Lupton, CO $96,469

Galeton, CO $94,532

Gilcrest, CO $95,523

Gill, CO $94,687

Greeley, CO $94,770

Henderson, CO $96,895

Hudson, CO $96,151

Keenesburg, CO $95,687

Kersey, CO $94,699

La Salle, CO $95,359

Lucerne, CO $94,668

Nunn, CO $93,926

Orchard, CO $94,240

Pierce, CO $94,285

Ohio City, CO $95,255

Parlin, CO $94,807

Penrose, CO $93,979

Pitkin, CO $95,137

Poncha Springs, CO $94,492

Powderhorn, CO $94,609

Rockvale, CO $93,552

Sargents, CO $94,333

Twin Lakes, CO $97,448

Westcliffe, CO $93,604

Wetmore, CO $93,003

Durango, CO $94,875

Cahone, CO $94,641

Cortez, CO $94,569

Dolores, CO $94,795

Dove Creek, CO $94,547

Egnar, CO $94,599

Hesperus, CO $94,046

Lewis, CO $94,808

Mancos, CO $94,568

Marvel, CO $94,043

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $94,078

Pleasant View, CO $94,369

Rico, CO $94,818

Towaoc, CO $94,175

Yellow Jacket, CO $94,695

Montrose, CO $95,172

Austin, CO $95,296

Bedrock, CO $94,575

Cedaredge, CO $95,393

Cory, CO $95,273

Crawford, CO $95,003

Delta, CO $95,170

Eckert, CO $95,320

Hotchkiss, CO $95,261

Lazear, CO $95,189

Naturita, CO $94,767

Norwood, CO $94,804

Nucla, CO $94,913

Olathe, CO $95,066

Ophir, CO $94,907

Ouray, CO $94,892

Paonia, CO $95,698

Paradox, CO $94,627

Placerville, CO $94,819

Redvale, CO $94,849

Ridgway, CO $94,878

Silverton, CO $94,719

Somerset, CO $95,988

Telluride, CO $94,925

Grand Junction, CO $95,758

Platteville, CO $95,735

Roggen, CO $94,747

Weldona, CO $94,016

Wiggins, CO $94,519

Fort Morgan, CO $94,054

Log Lane Village, CO $94,362

Akron, CO $93,373

Amherst, CO $93,073

Atwood, CO $93,700

Brush, CO $93,693

Crook, CO $93,433

Eckley, CO $93,139

Fleming, CO $93,612

Grover, CO $93,538

Haxtun, CO $93,593

Hereford, CO $92,941

Hillrose, CO $93,785

Holyoke, CO $93,310

Idalia, CO $92,842

Iliff, CO $93,679

Julesburg, CO $93,301

Lindon, CO $92,972

Merino, CO $93,781

New Raymer, CO $93,760

Otis, CO $93,456

Ovid, CO $93,334

Padroni, CO $93,441

Paoli, CO $93,594

Peetz, CO $93,415

Sedgwick, CO $93,368

Snyder, CO $93,711

Sterling, CO $93,860

Stoneham, CO $93,765

Vernon, CO $92,930

Woodrow, CO $93,166

Wray, CO $93,116

Yuma, CO $93,428

Anton, CO $92,996

Arapahoe, CO $92,263

Arriba, CO $92,598

Bethune, CO $92,735

Burlington, CO $92,648

Calhan, CO $94,114

Cascade, CO $94,888

Cheyenne Wells, CO $92,397

Cope, CO $92,952

Cripple Creek, CO $94,709

Divide, CO $94,760

Flagler, CO $92,693

Florissant, CO $94,683

Fountain, CO $94,105

Genoa, CO $92,660

Green Mountain Falls, CO $94,864

Guffey, CO $94,581

Hugo, CO $92,093

Joes, CO $93,045

Karval, CO $91,559

Kirk, CO $92,968

Kit Carson, CO $92,282

Limon, CO $93,219

Lake George, CO $94,825

Manitou Springs, CO $94,888

Matheson, CO $93,151

Peyton, CO $94,558

Ramah, CO $92,549

Rush, CO $92,770

Seibert, CO $92,654

Simla, CO $93,575

Stratton, CO $92,746

U S A F Academy, CO $94,882

Victor, CO $94,666

Vona, CO $92,708

Wild Horse, CO $92,104

Woodland Park, CO $94,810

Yoder, CO $93,127

Colorado Springs, CO $94,889

Clifton, CO $95,698

Fruita, CO $95,460

Gateway, CO $94,788

Glade Park, CO $95,116

Loma, CO $95,494

Mack, CO $95,241

Palisade, CO $95,525

Whitewater, CO $95,109

Glenwood Springs, CO $96,681

Dinosaur, CO $95,084

Aspen, CO $98,492

Snowmass Village, CO $98,488

Avon, CO $97,604

Basalt, CO $98,178

Carbondale, CO $97,813

Collbran, CO $95,431

Craig, CO $96,131

De Beque, CO $95,419

Eagle, CO $97,205

Edwards, CO $97,413

Parachute, CO $95,917

Battlement Mesa, CO $95,828

Gypsum, CO $96,721

Hamilton, CO $96,541

Hayden, CO $96,268

Maybell, CO $95,203

Meeker, CO $96,550

Meredith, CO $97,856

Mesa, CO $95,384

Minturn, CO $97,306

Molina, CO $95,327

New Castle, CO $96,347

Rangely, CO $95,471

Red Cliff, CO $97,294

Rifle, CO $96,109

Silt, CO $96,070

Slater, CO $95,674

Snowmass, CO $98,290

Wolcott, CO $97,263

Woody Creek, CO $98,485

Vail, CO $97,724

Pueblo, CO $92,008

Colorado City, CO $92,638

Aguilar, CO $93,042

Arlington, CO $91,404

Avondale, CO $92,254

Beulah, CO $92,643

Boncarbo, CO $93,087

Boone, CO $92,553

Branson, CO $92,326

Campo, CO $91,984

Cheraw, CO $92,160

Crowley, CO $92,357

Eads, CO $92,226

Fort Lyon, CO $92,124

Fowler, CO $92,389

Gardner, CO $93,293

Granada, CO $92,433

Hartman, CO $92,610

Hasty, CO $92,327

Haswell, CO $91,781

Hoehne, CO $92,937

Holly, CO $92,318

Kim, CO $92,231

La Junta, CO $92,291

Lamar, CO $92,572

Las Animas, CO $92,239

La Veta, CO $93,455

Mc Clave, CO $92,341

Manzanola, CO $92,219

Model, CO $92,360

Olney Springs, CO $92,062

Ordway, CO $91,603

Pritchett, CO $92,235

Rocky Ford, CO $92,086

Rye, CO $92,779

Sheridan Lake, CO $92,262

Springfield, CO $92,425

Sugar City, CO $91,358

Swink, CO $92,198

Trinchera, CO $92,539

Trinidad, CO $92,940

Two Buttes, CO $92,420

Vilas, CO $92,406

Walsenburg, CO $92,963

Walsh, CO $92,309

Weston, CO $93,263

Wiley, CO $92,256

Alamosa, CO $94,165

Antonito, CO $94,105

Arboles, CO $94,296

Arvada, CO $97,000

Aurora, CO $96,934

Bayfield, CO $94,561

Broomfield, CO $97,426

Commerce City, CO $96,772

Dupont, CO $96,958

Eldorado Springs, CO $99,266

Lafayette, CO $98,386

Louisville, CO $98,507

Westminster, CO $96,956

Wheat Ridge, CO $96,951

Agate, CO $93,516

Bennett, CO $95,947

Byers, CO $94,801

Castle Rock, CO $95,222

Deer Trail, CO $94,176

Elbert, CO $94,620

Elizabeth, CO $95,417

Englewood, CO $96,934

Franktown, CO $95,159

Kiowa, CO $94,731

Larkspur, CO $94,913

Littleton, CO $96,838

Lone Tree, CO $96,582

Louviers, CO $96,448

Monument, CO $94,819

Palmer Lake, CO $94,829

Parker, CO $96,228

Sedalia, CO $95,270

Strasburg, CO $95,642

Watkins, CO $96,360

Denver, CO $96,923

Thornton, CO $96,999

Boulder, CO $99,745

Golden, CO $96,943

Alma, CO $96,398

Bailey, CO $96,179

Black Hawk, CO $97,912

Bond, CO $97,253

Breckenridge, CO $96,604

Buffalo Creek, CO $95,846

Burns, CO $96,629

Central City, CO $97,362

Clark, CO $95,713

Climax, CO $96,715

Coalmont, CO $95,548

Como, CO $95,222

Conifer, CO $96,429

Cowdrey, CO $95,162

Dillon, CO $96,546

Dumont, CO $97,015

Evergreen, CO $96,775

Empire, CO $96,572

Fairplay, CO $95,310

Fraser, CO $96,681

Frisco, CO $97,142

Georgetown, CO $96,499

Granby, CO $96,423

Grand Lake, CO $96,370

Grant, CO $95,685

Hartsel, CO $94,802

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $96,294

Idaho Springs, CO $96,850

Idledale, CO $96,843

Indian Hills, CO $96,794

Jamestown, CO $99,584

Jefferson, CO $95,484

Kittredge, CO $96,804

Kremmling, CO $96,284

Leadville, CO $96,597

Mc Coy, CO $96,613

Morrison, CO $96,773

Nederland, CO $98,678

Oak Creek, CO $96,441

Parshall, CO $96,856

Phippsburg, CO $96,536

Pine, CO $95,962

Pinecliffe, CO $99,142

Rand, CO $95,554

Rollinsville, CO $98,218

Shawnee, CO $95,939

Silver Plume, CO $96,091

Steamboat Springs, CO $96,262

Tabernash, CO $96,906

Toponas, CO $96,500

Walden, CO $95,412

Ward, CO $98,419

Winter Park, CO $97,031

Yampa, CO $96,631

Silverthorne, CO $97,059

Longmont, CO $98,021

Allenspark, CO $97,576

Estes Park, CO $96,111

Bellvue, CO $94,881

Berthoud, CO $96,044

Dacono, CO $97,164

Drake, CO $94,915

Erie, CO $97,599

Firestone, CO $96,922

Fort Collins, CO $94,204

Frederick, CO $96,926

Blanca, CO $93,832

Capulin, CO $94,314

Center, CO $94,237

Chama, CO $93,510

Chimney Rock, CO $94,336

Chromo, CO $93,702

Conejos, CO $94,048

Creede, CO $94,541

Crestone, CO $93,875

Del Norte, CO $94,336

Fort Garland, CO $93,621

San Luis, CO $93,240

Homelake, CO $94,247

Hooper, CO $93,934

Ignacio, CO $94,154

Jaroso, CO $93,446

La Jara, CO $94,199

Manassa, CO $94,104

Moffat, CO $93,999

Monte Vista, CO $94,303

Mosca, CO $93,816

Pagosa Springs, CO $94,328

Romeo, CO $94,380

Saguache, CO $94,323

Sanford, CO $93,852

San Pablo, CO $93,370

South Fork, CO $94,430

Villa Grove, CO $94,125

Salida, CO $94,495

Almont, CO $96,928

Buena Vista, CO $96,780

Canon City, CO $94,074

Cimarron, CO $94,709

Coal Creek, CO $93,516

Coaldale, CO $94,264

Cotopaxi, CO $94,000

Crested Butte, CO $97,438

Florence, CO $93,369

Monarch, CO $94,693

Granite, CO $96,114

Gunnison, CO $94,782

Hillside, CO $93,965

Howard, CO $94,434

Lake City, CO $94,703

Nathrop, CO $94,780

Assistant Operating Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Operating Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Operating Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Operating Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Operating Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$106,699	$51.0	10%
Biotechnology	$106,699	$51.0	10%
Chemicals	$106,699	$51.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$106,699	$51.0	10%
Financial Services	$106,699	$51.0	10%

Assistant Operating Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Operating Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$90,523

Average $96,999/year

$103,421

$7,544

Average $8,083/month

$8,618

$1,741

Average $1,865/week

$1,989

$44

Average $47/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,421	$8,618	$1,989	$50
Average	$96,999	$8,083	$1,865	$47
25th Percentile	$90,523	$7,544	$1,741	$44

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