Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary by location
National median: $57,430 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $142,970 | +148.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $122,410 | +113.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $94,960 | +65.3% | 880 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $90,380 | +57.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $87,060 | +51.6% | 570 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $85,880 | +49.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $82,560 | +43.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $81,180 | +41.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $80,600 | +40.3% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $80,310 | +39.8% | 740 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $78,230 | +36.2% | 420 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $76,350 | +32.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $76,110 | +32.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $76,070 | +32.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $75,440 | +31.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $75,110 | +30.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $74,680 | +30.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $74,500 | +29.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $74,390 | +29.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $73,780 | +28.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $73,300 | +27.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $71,300 | +24.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $69,240 | +20.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $68,600 | +19.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $67,260 | +17.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $66,160 | +15.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $65,900 | +14.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $65,850 | +14.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $65,710 | +14.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $65,370 | +13.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $65,290 | +13.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $65,260 | +13.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $65,200 | +13.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $64,720 | +12.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $64,650 | +12.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $64,580 | +12.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $64,470 | +12.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $64,400 | +12.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $64,270 | +11.9% | 640 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $63,810 | +11.1% | 730 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $63,700 | +10.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $63,600 | +10.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $62,660 | +9.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $62,510 | +8.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $61,990 | +7.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $61,910 | +7.8% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $61,830 | +7.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $61,770 | +7.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $61,760 | +7.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $61,410 | +6.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $61,410 | +6.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $61,330 | +6.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $61,330 | +6.8% | 650 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $61,280 | +6.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $61,260 | +6.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $61,140 | +6.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $61,140 | +6.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $61,070 | +6.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $61,040 | +6.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $61,020 | +6.3% | 820 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $60,950 | +6.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $60,850 | +6.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $60,840 | +5.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $60,630 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Beckley, WV | metropolitan | $60,610 | +5.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $60,310 | +5.0% | 560 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $60,250 | +4.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $60,200 | +4.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $60,180 | +4.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $60,070 | +4.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $60,050 | +4.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $59,980 | +4.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $59,960 | +4.4% | — | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $59,860 | +4.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $59,790 | +4.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $59,590 | +3.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $59,560 | +3.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $59,480 | +3.6% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $59,390 | +3.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $59,280 | +3.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $59,280 | +3.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $59,040 | +2.8% | 880 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $59,040 | +2.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $59,030 | +2.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $58,710 | +2.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $58,710 | +2.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $58,670 | +2.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $58,620 | +2.1% | — | 2025 |
| NH | state | $58,540 | +1.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $58,370 | +1.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $58,280 | +1.5% | 990 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $58,240 | +1.4% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $58,120 | +1.2% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $58,110 | +1.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $57,870 | +0.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $57,640 | +0.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | metropolitan | $57,640 | +0.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $57,610 | +0.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $56,800 | −1.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $56,800 | −1.1% | 100 | 2025 |