Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salaries across 49 states

$59,780

National Average (Median)

$90,380

Highest: North Dakota

$46,170

Lowest: Arkansas

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary by State

Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$46,170

$90,380

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $47,770 AK $74,680 AZ $60,310 AR $46,170 CA $74,500 CO $61,020 CT $65,710 DE $46,900 FL $51,990 GA $50,290 ID $58,670 IL $80,600 IN $61,910 IA $59,390 KS $48,950 KY $47,780 LA $53,510 ME $55,890 MD $57,610 MA $76,070 MI $59,040 MN $61,260 MS $48,490 MO $56,760 MT $65,850 NE $58,370 NV $63,810 NH $58,540 NJ $80,310 NM $76,350 NY $58,120 NC $58,620 ND $90,380 OH $58,240 OK $47,100 OR $61,280 PA $52,350 RI $59,590 SC $52,580 SD $48,250 TN $49,500 TX $49,000 UT $54,330 VT $59,790 VA $59,480 WA $64,270 WV $61,330 WI $58,280 WY $78,230

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

North Dakota

$90,380

Illinois

$80,600

New Jersey

$80,310

Wyoming

$78,230

New Mexico

$76,350

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in All 49 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	North Dakota	$90,380	$88,100	220
2	Illinois	$80,600	$73,360	1,310
3	New Jersey	$80,310	$88,110	740
4	Wyoming	$78,230	$75,290	420
5	New Mexico	$76,350	$67,590	270
6	Massachusetts	$76,070	$75,540	280
7	Alaska	$74,680	$75,720	140
8	California	$74,500	$85,520	790
9	Montana	$65,850	$66,850	150
10	Connecticut	$65,710	$68,460	280
11	Washington	$64,270	$71,140	640
12	Nevada	$63,810	$69,640	730
13	Indiana	$61,910	$65,710	1,530
14	West Virginia	$61,330	$62,500	650
15	Oregon	$61,280	$63,000	310
16	Minnesota	$61,260	$65,580	520
17	Colorado	$61,020	$67,370	820
18	Arizona	$60,310	$65,360	560
19	Vermont	$59,790	$56,900	250
20	Rhode Island	$59,590	$57,340	50
21	Virginia	$59,480	$60,280	1,150
22	Iowa	$59,390	$56,370	560
23	Michigan	$59,040	$58,710	880
24	Idaho	$58,670	$58,150	190
25	North Carolina	$58,620	$55,860	N/A
26	New Hampshire	$58,540	$61,160	350
27	Nebraska	$58,370	$55,830	300
28	Wisconsin	$58,280	$59,180	990
29	Ohio	$58,240	$63,300	1,120
30	New York	$58,120	$61,950	1,490
31	Maryland	$57,610	$57,420	730
32	Missouri	$56,760	$55,740	310
33	Maine	$55,890	$57,470	230
34	Utah	$54,330	$56,280	400
35	Louisiana	$53,510	$49,000	280
36	South Carolina	$52,580	$53,000	330
37	Pennsylvania	$52,350	$53,930	1,520
38	Florida	$51,990	$53,840	1,480
39	Georgia	$50,290	$53,030	1,180
40	Tennessee	$49,500	$54,260	550
41	Texas	$49,000	$51,770	5,030
42	Kansas	$48,950	$51,140	270
43	Mississippi	$48,490	$48,150	290
44	South Dakota	$48,250	$50,850	280
45	Kentucky	$47,780	$52,300	790
46	Alabama	$47,770	$48,630	410
47	Oklahoma	$47,100	$49,420	1,440
48	Delaware	$46,900	$53,160	130
49	Arkansas	$46,170	$45,080	250

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS