47 Series · SOC 47-5022
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$52,550
per year
Median Hourly
$25.26/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$57,860
average
Employment
34,210
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$39,650
25th Percentile
$46,290
Median
$52,550
75th Percentile
$63,630
90th Percentile
$80,970
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $105,490 | +101% above national |
| 2 | Minnesota | $79,060 | +50% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $78,690 | +50% above national |
| 4 | North Dakota | $76,690 | +46% above national |
| 5 | Wyoming | $76,160 | +45% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $74,300 | +41% above national |
| 7 | California | $73,580 | +40% above national |
| 8 | Indiana | $68,200 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $65,060 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Montana | $64,740 | +23% above national |
| 11 | West Virginia | $62,930 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Washington | $62,530 | +19% above national |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $62,400 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Illinois | $62,320 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $61,660 | +17% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $60,730 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $60,230 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Connecticut | $60,020 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Vermont | $59,200 | +13% above national |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $57,830 | +10% above national |
| 21 | New Mexico | $57,160 | +9% above national |
| 22 | Idaho | $57,140 | +9% above national |
| 23 | Arizona | $57,110 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Nevada | $56,510 | +8% above national |
| 25 | New York | $56,460 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Ohio | $56,020 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Missouri | $55,500 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Maine | $55,340 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Delaware | $55,300 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Michigan | $53,770 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Virginia | $53,770 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Utah | $52,240 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $52,170 | 1% below national |
| 34 | South Dakota | $51,920 | 1% below national |
| 35 | North Carolina | $50,840 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Nebraska | $50,020 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $49,670 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $48,910 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | $48,730 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $47,840 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $47,220 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $47,110 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $46,480 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $46,130 | 12% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $46,130 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $45,270 | 14% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $43,670 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $41,000 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $25,910 | 51% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,310 | +165% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $121,790 | +132% above national |
| 3 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $111,600 | +112% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,260 | +81% above national |
| 5 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $94,470 | +80% above national |
| 6 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $84,640 | +61% above national |
| 7 | Farmington, NM | $83,610 | +59% above national |
| 8 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $81,880 | +56% above national |
| 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,830 | +52% above national |
| 10 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $79,390 | +51% above national |
| 11 | Vineland, NJ | $78,260 | +49% above national |
| 12 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $77,830 | +48% above national |
| 13 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $77,300 | +47% above national |
| 14 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $76,920 | +46% above national |
| 15 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $76,160 | +45% above national |
| 16 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $69,580 | +32% above national |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $68,390 | +30% above national |
| 18 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $67,640 | +29% above national |
| 19 | Monroe, MI | $67,620 | +29% above national |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $67,080 | +28% above national |
| 21 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $65,650 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $65,470 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $65,060 | +24% above national |
| 24 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $65,030 | +24% above national |
| 25 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $64,890 | +23% above national |
| 26 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $64,800 | +23% above national |
| 27 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $64,780 | +23% above national |
| 28 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,110 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Glens Falls, NY | $63,900 | +22% above national |
| 30 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $63,850 | +22% above national |
| 31 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $63,680 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Worcester, MA | $63,380 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,930 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,920 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Pittsfield, MA | $62,850 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $62,650 | +19% above national |
| 37 | Pueblo, CO | $61,980 | +18% above national |
| 38 | Appleton, WI | $61,650 | +17% above national |
| 39 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,630 | +17% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,150 | +16% above national |
| 41 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $60,860 | +16% above national |
| 42 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $60,730 | +16% above national |
| 43 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,720 | +16% above national |
| 44 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $60,400 | +15% above national |
| 45 | Madison, WI | $59,850 | +14% above national |
| 46 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,840 | +14% above national |
| 47 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,770 | +14% above national |
| 48 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $59,470 | +13% above national |
| 49 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $59,200 | +13% above national |
| 50 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,190 | +13% above national |
| 51 | Beckley, WV | $59,180 | +13% above national |
| 52 | Greeley, CO | $59,050 | +12% above national |
| 53 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $59,030 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,000 | +12% above national |
| 55 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,700 | +12% above national |
| 56 | Reno, NV | $58,420 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $58,320 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,310 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Toledo, OH | $58,300 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $58,240 | +11% above national |
| 61 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,170 | +11% above national |
| 62 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,140 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,120 | +11% above national |
| 64 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,860 | +10% above national |
| 65 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,760 | +10% above national |
| 66 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,710 | +10% above national |
| 67 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $57,670 | +10% above national |
| 68 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $57,630 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $57,610 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $57,500 | +9% above national |
| 71 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,420 | +9% above national |
| 72 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $57,200 | +9% above national |
| 73 | Baton Rouge, LA | $56,770 | +8% above national |
| 74 | Reading, PA | $56,750 | +8% above national |
| 75 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $56,510 | +8% above national |
| 76 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $56,200 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Kingston, NY | $56,080 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $56,000 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,430 | +5% above national |
| 80 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $55,370 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $55,220 | +5% above national |
| 82 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,210 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $55,120 | +5% above national |
| 84 | St. George, UT | $54,820 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $54,500 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Omaha, NE-IA | $54,040 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Boise City, ID | $53,960 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $52,850 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $52,470 | same as national |
| 90 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $52,450 | same as national |
| 91 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,310 | same as national |
| 92 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $52,300 | same as national |
| 93 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $52,240 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Richmond, VA | $52,070 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $51,860 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,720 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $51,720 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $51,590 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,510 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Lynchburg, VA | $51,410 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $51,210 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,150 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,080 | 3% below national |
| 105 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,910 | 3% below national |
| 106 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,900 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $50,840 | 3% below national |
| 109 | Rapid City, SD | $50,740 | 3% below national |
| 110 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,670 | 4% below national |
| 111 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $50,620 | 4% below national |
| 112 | Columbia, SC | $50,450 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,400 | 4% below national |
| 114 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $50,310 | 4% below national |
| 115 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $50,290 | 4% below national |
| 116 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,280 | 4% below national |
| 117 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $50,270 | 4% below national |
| 118 | Savannah, GA | $50,170 | 5% below national |
| 119 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,020 | 5% below national |
| 120 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,990 | 5% below national |
| 121 | Ogden, UT | $49,920 | 5% below national |
| 122 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,900 | 5% below national |
| 123 | Albuquerque, NM | $49,860 | 5% below national |
| 124 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $49,760 | 5% below national |
| 125 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,710 | 5% below national |
| 126 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,690 | 5% below national |
| 127 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,490 | 6% below national |
| 128 | Fond du Lac, WI | $49,410 | 6% below national |
| 129 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,340 | 6% below national |
| 130 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,320 | 6% below national |
| 131 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,270 | 6% below national |
| 132 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,250 | 6% below national |
| 133 | Rochester, NY | $49,200 | 6% below national |
| 134 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | 6% below national |
| 135 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,140 | 6% below national |
| 136 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,100 | 7% below national |
| 137 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $49,100 | 7% below national |
| 138 | York-Hanover, PA | $48,980 | 7% below national |
| 139 | Pittsburgh, PA | $48,940 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Lancaster, PA | $48,920 | 7% below national |
| 141 | Roanoke, VA | $48,900 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,880 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,810 | 7% below national |
| 144 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,660 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,550 | 8% below national |
| 146 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,520 | 8% below national |
| 147 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 8% below national |
| 148 | Utica-Rome, NY | $48,310 | 8% below national |
| 149 | Corpus Christi, TX | $48,270 | 8% below national |
| 150 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,060 | 9% below national |
| 151 | Syracuse, NY | $48,020 | 9% below national |
| 152 | Midland, TX | $47,840 | 9% below national |
| 153 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | 9% below national |
| 154 | Punta Gorda, FL | $47,660 | 9% below national |
| 155 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $47,630 | 9% below national |
| 156 | Chambersburg, PA | $47,620 | 9% below national |
| 157 | Birmingham, AL | $47,480 | 10% below national |
| 158 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 10% below national |
| 159 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $47,390 | 10% below national |
| 160 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,090 | 10% below national |
| 161 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | 10% below national |
| 162 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,020 | 11% below national |
| 163 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,020 | 11% below national |
| 164 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,980 | 11% below national |
| 165 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,810 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,020 | 12% below national |
| 167 | Tulsa, OK | $45,850 | 13% below national |
| 168 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $45,850 | 13% below national |
| 169 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,720 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Waco, TX | $45,450 | 14% below national |
| 171 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | 14% below national |
| 172 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,370 | 14% below national |
| 173 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 174 | Oklahoma City, OK | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 175 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | 14% below national |
| 178 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $44,700 | 15% below national |
| 179 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,970 | 16% below national |
| 180 | El Paso, TX | $43,260 | 18% below national |
| 181 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,710 | 19% below national |
| 182 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $42,170 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Columbus, GA-AL | $41,770 | 21% below national |
| 184 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,810 | 22% below national |
| 185 | Amarillo, TX | $40,750 | 22% below national |
| 186 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,620 | 23% below national |
| 187 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $40,230 | 23% below national |
| 188 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $40,190 | 24% below national |
| 189 | Lubbock, TX | $40,020 | 24% below national |
| 190 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $39,940 | 24% below national |
| 191 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,880 | 24% below national |
| 192 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,840 | 24% below national |
| 193 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,760 | 24% below national |
| 194 | Gainesville, FL | $39,710 | 24% below national |
| 195 | Abilene, TX | $39,640 | 25% below national |
| 196 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,470 | 27% below national |
| 197 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 29% below national |
| 198 | Lafayette, LA | $36,820 | 30% below national |
| 199 | Knoxville, TN | $35,920 | 32% below national |
| 200 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,940 | 54% below national |
| 201 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $23,050 | 56% below national |