How much do heavy equipment operators make an hour in Enid, OK?

The median hourly wage is $23.58. The middle half earn between $22.03 and $24.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice heavy equipment operators make in Enid, OK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.00 an hour ($37,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.03.

Do heavy equipment operators make more in Enid or Oklahoma City?

Enid pays more: the median is $49,050 in Enid and $48,690 in Oklahoma City, a 1% difference.

How does Enid pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

The Enid median of $49,050 is 2% more than the Oklahoma median of $47,970.

Heavy equipment operator salary in Enid, OK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Heavy equipment operators in the Enid, OK area earn a median of $49,050 a year, or $23.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,220. Statewide, heavy equipment operators earn a median of $47,970; Enid is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$49,050

Bottom 10% under$37,440Top 10% over$60,220

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $58,210
Median hourly pay: $23.58/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Oklahoma median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21420, Enid, OK). Excludes self-employed heavy equipment operators. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top heavy equipment operator pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice / entry level	$37,440–$45,820$18.00–$22.03/hr
Experienced operator	$49,050$23.58/hr
Top earners	$51,100–$60,220$24.57–$28.95/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Enid, OK compares

Enid has the highest heavy equipment operator median of the 5 Oklahoma metro areas with published pay.
Heavy equipment operators are more concentrated in the Enid area than nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,220, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oklahoma metro areas

Other trades in Enid, OK

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Questions

How much do heavy equipment operators make in Enid, OK?: Heavy equipment operators in the Enid, OK area earn a median of $49,050 a year, or $23.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,220.
How much do heavy equipment operators make an hour in Enid, OK?: The median hourly wage is $23.58. The middle half earn between $22.03 and $24.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice heavy equipment operators make in Enid, OK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.00 an hour ($37,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.03.
Do heavy equipment operators make more in Enid or Oklahoma City?: Enid pays more: the median is $49,050 in Enid and $48,690 in Oklahoma City, a 1% difference.
How does Enid pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?: The Enid median of $49,050 is 2% more than the Oklahoma median of $47,970.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2073 (Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators), area code 21420 (Enid, OK). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed heavy equipment operators and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (84.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures