Typical pay - Excavation - Lake Charles, LA
$23.69
An hour
$190
a full day
$948
a week
$170 starting out$190 typical$233 experienced
Published wage data
Construction Equipment Operators, Lake Charles, LA, 2025
On Day Labor Work
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Hourly figures are published federal wage data for this area. The day and week figures are our estimate from those hourly numbers, at 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, so treat them as a guide rather than a quote. What a specific job pays is always set by the employer.