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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary by City
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary by City (2024)
121 metro areas · National average: $56,987 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salaries across 121 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Sacramento, CA $113,900
$139,310
$60,370
$139,310
San Francisco, CA $104,750
$121,790
$59,880
$138,050
San Jose, CA $104,140
$95,260
$61,500
$139,650
New York, NY $94,870
$94,470
$54,570
$125,130
Minneapolis, MN $79,840
$79,830
$56,020
$96,270
Vineland, NJ $76,690
$78,260
$57,790
$105,490
Farmington, NM $74,020
$83,610
$48,460
$83,800
Chicago, IL $73,710
$63,680
$45,660
$115,260
Indianapolis, IN $72,730
$61,630
$54,950
$109,440
Seattle, WA $72,580
$67,080
$49,700
$87,640
Philadelphia, PA $72,120
$59,470
$49,140
$104,450
Boston, MA $71,150
$68,390
$49,500
$93,610
Riverside, CA $69,890
$64,110
$48,880
$95,100
Reno, NV $69,160
$58,420
$49,170
$124,760
Huntington, WV $67,980
$84,640
$36,970
$92,190
Manchester, NH $67,480
$60,860
$51,110
$82,910
Bakersfield, CA $67,460
$58,240
$47,150
$90,820
Denver, CO $66,100
$62,650
$51,040
$80,760
Pittsfield, MA $65,940
$62,850
$47,570
$78,490
Monroe, MI $65,540
$67,620
$46,570
$84,150
Dayton, OH $65,450
$58,170
$47,230
$96,040
Pueblo, CO $65,280
$61,980
$52,930
$77,020
Worcester, MA $64,900
$63,380
$46,870
$80,040
Spokane, WA $64,750
$65,030
$46,840
$76,280
Portland, OR $63,520
$61,150
$53,770
$79,630
Cincinnati, OH $63,450
$58,320
$43,250
$97,770
Providence, RI $62,990
$57,710
$46,210
$79,170
Baltimore, MD $62,050
$65,060
$41,600
$76,250
Washington, DC $62,030
$60,720
$43,950
$76,080
Buffalo, NY $61,800
$55,430
$43,470
$91,120
Eugene, OR $61,650
$58,140
$52,820
$73,170
Appleton, WI $60,760
$61,650
$48,640
$68,760
Phoenix, AZ $60,650
$63,850
$49,050
$72,030
Beckley, WV $60,320
$59,180
$57,270
$63,240
College Station, TX $60,160
$64,890
$41,280
$75,410
Madison, WI $60,100
$59,850
$49,570
$74,660
Wheeling, WV $59,860
$65,650
$46,190
$68,370
Toledo, OH $59,680
$58,300
$49,810
$90,350
Milwaukee, WI $59,570
$59,770
$48,980
$73,730
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,290
$59,030
$47,310
$73,110
Albuquerque, NM $59,110
$49,860
$47,240
$92,980
Canton, OH $58,940
$57,500
$48,080
$75,830
Kingston, NY $58,400
$56,080
$51,990
$61,870
Cape Girardeau, MO $58,310
$56,200
$49,150
$61,650
Janesville, WI $57,590
$52,450
$49,340
$71,050
St. Louis, MO $57,440
$58,700
$45,650
$64,030
Portland, ME $57,250
$57,610
$48,030
$63,860
Glens Falls, NY $57,100
$63,900
$41,830
$64,650
Des Moines, IA $57,030
$59,840
$41,680
$75,660
Kansas City, MO $56,960
$57,200
$45,520
$79,000
Charlotte, NC $56,830
$57,630
$39,730
$71,660
Greeley, CO $56,820
$59,050
$48,410
$70,320
Reading, PA $56,510
$56,750
$48,290
$61,090
Boise City, ID $56,210
$53,960
$50,500
$66,880
Lexington, KY $56,140
$52,470
$36,390
$73,600
Detroit, MI $55,590
$50,670
$44,560
$73,510
Albany, NY $55,470
$50,840
$46,230
$77,030
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $55,220
$50,310
$35,300
$63,590
Allentown, PA $55,170
$49,990
$44,700
$71,860
St. George, UT $55,150
$54,820
$48,150
$62,330
Omaha, NE $55,000
$54,040
$44,970
$66,380
Salt Lake City, UT $54,920
$52,240
$45,500
$62,410
Birmingham, AL $54,860
$47,480
$38,180
$77,590
Atlanta, GA $54,300
$51,720
$47,590
$65,470
Baton Rouge, LA $54,080
$56,770
$39,150
$62,230
Dallas, TX $53,630
$49,690
$41,080
$74,560
Rochester, NY $53,630
$49,200
$40,230
$80,090
Sioux Falls, SD $53,560
$51,720
$47,020
$59,580
Syracuse, NY $53,510
$48,020
$46,860
$87,250
San Antonio, TX $53,350
$50,280
$38,200
$69,450
Raleigh, NC $53,280
$54,500
$37,860
$64,110
Port St. Lucie, FL $53,170
$46,810
$38,270
$70,690
Midland, TX $53,150
$47,840
$36,420
$61,620
Fond du Lac, WI $53,070
$49,410
$45,270
$61,060
Austin, TX $53,020
$50,020
$40,530
$73,570
Pittsburgh, PA $52,890
$48,940
$39,720
$63,710
Miami, FL $52,880
$51,150
$37,810
$70,240
Richmond, VA $52,770
$52,070
$36,410
$67,220
Provo, UT $52,750
$51,860
$40,200
$63,690
North Port, FL $51,750
$49,710
$45,060
$61,170
Cape Coral, FL $51,730
$47,020
$36,680
$63,710
Ogden, UT $51,670
$49,920
$39,480
$64,120
Savannah, GA $51,470
$50,170
$46,330
$60,570
Kingsport, TN $51,450
$48,550
$36,490
$67,080
Rapid City, SD $51,060
$50,740
$44,810
$59,110
Lancaster, PA $51,050
$48,920
$39,670
$57,370
Corpus Christi, TX $51,020
$48,270
$37,700
$64,210
Nashville, TN $50,940
$50,270
$41,760
$63,360
Orlando, FL $50,660
$49,340
$41,000
$63,040
Columbia, SC $50,160
$50,450
$36,180
$63,250
Virginia Beach, VA $49,620
$50,400
$39,970
$65,120
Memphis, TN $49,600
$47,630
$43,450
$58,260
Lynchburg, VA $49,470
$51,410
$24,960
$62,760
Scranton, PA $49,330
$49,100
$39,240
$62,400
York, PA $49,250
$48,980
$39,840
$55,240
Jacksonville, FL $48,910
$49,270
$38,450
$56,060
Houston, TX $48,720
$47,390
$40,070
$60,590
Punta Gorda, FL $48,690
$47,660
$44,720
$59,960
Chambersburg, PA $48,340
$47,620
$38,720
$55,820
Utica, NY $48,280
$48,310
$38,230
$59,760
Tulsa, OK $48,260
$45,850
$37,980
$54,860
Roanoke, VA $48,030
$48,900
$38,190
$62,210
Oklahoma City, OK $46,970
$44,990
$40,330
$54,500
Tampa, FL $46,200
$43,970
$43,970
$50,470
Waco, TX $45,870
$45,450
$37,840
$54,330
Wildwood, FL $45,790
$45,850
$39,720
$57,170
Lubbock, TX $45,520
$40,020
$36,670
$61,150
Killeen, TX $45,470
$44,700
$36,970
$62,550
Columbus, GA $45,170
$41,770
$41,770
$60,410
Fort Smith, AR $45,030
$44,990
$37,980
$54,500
Lakeland, FL $44,910
$39,940
$31,760
$62,170
Charleston, SC $44,770
$40,230
$38,070
$52,000
El Paso, TX $43,590
$43,260
$32,250
$59,520
Amarillo, TX $43,300
$40,750
$37,690
$49,360
Abilene, TX $42,590
$39,640
$35,260
$54,150
Gainesville, FL $42,260
$39,710
$33,400
$61,100
McAllen, TX $40,780
$40,810
$29,650
$48,190
Knoxville, TN $39,470
$35,920
$28,740
$54,800
Lafayette, LA $35,910
$36,820
$22,810
$52,750
Shreveport, LA $32,290
$23,050
$23,050
$48,890
San Juan, PR $26,650
$23,940
$22,070
$33,120
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
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All wage figures are annual.
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