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Heavy Equipment Operator (government) in Maryland

Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lists 3 job classes for this work in the Maryland state pay plan: Motor Equipment Operator I–III.

$38,582 – $68,667
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$61,410
median pay in MD, all employers
6,610
workers in MD (SOC 47-2073)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Motor Equipment Operator I
Class 0180
Grade ASTD 0007
$38,582 – $60,852 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $38,582 a year
  • Step 6: $39,354 a year
  • Step 7: $40,142 a year
  • Step 8: $40,945 a year
  • Step 9: $41,764 a year
  • Step 10: $42,599 a year
  • Step 11: $43,452 a year
  • Step 12: $44,321 a year
  • Step 13: $45,209 a year
  • Step 14: $46,113 a year
  • Step 15: $47,036 a year
  • Step 16: $47,977 a year
  • Step 17: $48,937 a year
  • Step 18: $49,916 a year
  • Step 19: $50,915 a year
  • Step 20: $51,934 a year
  • Step 21: $52,973 a year
  • Step 22: $54,033 a year
  • Step 23: $55,114 a year
  • Step 24: $56,216 a year
  • Step 25: $57,341 a year
  • Step 26: $58,488 a year
  • Step 27: $59,658 a year
  • Step 28: $60,852 a year
Motor Equipment Operator II
Class 0648
Grade ASTD 0008
$40,975 – $64,627 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $40,975 a year
  • Step 6: $41,795 a year
  • Step 7: $42,632 a year
  • Step 8: $43,485 a year
  • Step 9: $44,355 a year
  • Step 10: $45,242 a year
  • Step 11: $46,147 a year
  • Step 12: $47,071 a year
  • Step 13: $48,013 a year
  • Step 14: $48,974 a year
  • Step 15: $49,954 a year
  • Step 16: $50,953 a year
  • Step 17: $51,973 a year
  • Step 18: $53,013 a year
  • Step 19: $54,074 a year
  • Step 20: $55,156 a year
  • Step 21: $56,259 a year
  • Step 22: $57,385 a year
  • Step 23: $58,533 a year
  • Step 24: $59,704 a year
  • Step 25: $60,898 a year
  • Step 26: $62,116 a year
  • Step 27: $63,359 a year
  • Step 28: $64,627 a year
Motor Equipment Operator III
Class 0492
Grade ASTD 0009
$43,537 – $68,667 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $43,537 a year
  • Step 6: $44,408 a year
  • Step 7: $45,297 a year
  • Step 8: $46,203 a year
  • Step 9: $47,128 a year
  • Step 10: $48,071 a year
  • Step 11: $49,033 a year
  • Step 12: $50,015 a year
  • Step 13: $51,015 a year
  • Step 14: $52,037 a year
  • Step 15: $53,078 a year
  • Step 16: $54,140 a year
  • Step 17: $55,223 a year
  • Step 18: $56,328 a year
  • Step 19: $57,455 a year
  • Step 20: $58,605 a year
  • Step 21: $59,777 a year
  • Step 22: $60,973 a year
  • Step 23: $62,193 a year
  • Step 24: $63,437 a year
  • Step 25: $64,706 a year
  • Step 26: $66,000 a year
  • Step 27: $67,320 a year
  • Step 28: $68,667 a year

Schedule: Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (SOC 47-2073) in Maryland, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureMD
Workers6,610
10th percentile$46,760
Median$61,410
90th percentile$78,870
National median, government employers$52,750

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Maryland

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Heavy Equipment Operator (government) page.

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