An operator protective structure for a construction machine is designed to prevent a heavy object or a cabin of the construction machine deformed during the overturning or a drop collision from injuring a body of the operator. An operator protective structure includes a front supporting frame provided with a pair of front supporting rods vertically installed on one end of the upper frame, a rear supporting frame provided with a plurality of rear supporting rods vertically installed on the other end of the upper frame to encompass the cabin, and a top supporting frame defined by a pair of top supporting rods extended from an upper end of the front supporting frame to an upper end of the rear supporting frame and provided with a plurality of auxiliary beams between the top supporting rods.