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Heavy Equipment Operator (government) in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 1 job class for this work in the New York state pay plan: Highway Equipment Operator.

$39,956 – $49,364
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$80,980
median pay in NY, all employers
14,490
workers in NY (SOC 47-2073)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Highway Equipment Operator
Class 6921200 · class description
Grade 07
$39,956 – $49,364 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $39,956 a year
  • Step 1: $41,300 a year
  • Step 2: $42,644 a year
  • Step 3: $43,988 a year
  • Step 4: $45,332 a year
  • Step 5: $46,676 a year
  • Step 6: $48,020 a year
  • Job Rate: $49,364 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNY
Workers14,490
10th percentile$50,190
Median$80,980
90th percentile$144,920
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 New York

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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