Average Salary for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
SOC 47-5022 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in the United States is $52,550 ($25.26/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $39,650 at the 10th percentile to $80,970 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 34,210 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 17.3% since 2019.
Median Annual
$52,550
Mean Annual
$57,860
10th Pct
$39,650
75th Pct
$63,630
Employment
34,210
Salary Distribution
$40k
10th
$46k
25th
$53k
Median
$64k
75th
$81k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,310 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $121,790 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,260 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $94,470 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $84,640 |
| Farmington, NM | $83,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,830 |
| Vineland, NJ | $78,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $68,390 |
| Monroe, MI | $67,620 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $67,080 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $65,650 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $65,060 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $65,030 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $64,890 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $105,490 |
| Minnesota | $79,060 |
| Alaska | $78,690 |
| North Dakota | $76,690 |
| Wyoming | $76,160 |
| Massachusetts | $74,300 |
| California | $73,580 |
| Indiana | $68,200 |
| Maryland | $65,060 |
| Montana | $64,740 |
| West Virginia | $62,930 |
| Washington | $62,530 |
| District of Columbia | $62,400 |
| Illinois | $62,320 |
| Colorado | $61,660 |
| New Hampshire | $60,730 |
| Oregon | $60,230 |
| Connecticut | $60,020 |
| Vermont | $59,200 |
| Wisconsin | $57,830 |
| New Mexico | $57,160 |
| Idaho | $57,140 |
| Arizona | $57,110 |
| Nevada | $56,510 |
| New York | $56,460 |
| Ohio | $56,020 |
| Missouri | $55,500 |
| Maine | $55,340 |
| Delaware | $55,300 |
| Virginia | $53,770 |
| Michigan | $53,770 |
| Utah | $52,240 |
| Iowa | $52,170 |
| South Dakota | $51,920 |
| North Carolina | $50,840 |
| Nebraska | $50,020 |
| Kansas | $49,670 |
| Georgia | $48,910 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,730 |
| Texas | $47,840 |
| Florida | $47,220 |
| Tennessee | $47,110 |
| Kentucky | $46,480 |
| South Carolina | $46,130 |
| Alabama | $46,130 |
| Arkansas | $45,270 |
| Oklahoma | $44,990 |
| Louisiana | $43,670 |
| Mississippi | $41,000 |
| Puerto Rico | $25,910 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $52,550 |
| 2023 | $50,050 |
| 2022 | $48,350 |
| 2021 | $46,740 |
| 2020 | $45,150 |
| 2019 | $44,800 |