Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
SOC code 47-5022 · Construction and Extraction Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| 25th percentile | $47,890 | $23.03 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $57,430 | $27.61 |
| 75th percentile | $65,730 | $31.60 |
| 90th percentile | $82,400 | $39.61 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining (SOC 47-5022), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 49 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 470 | $48,290 | $46,130 | $34,900 | $38,430 | $52,850 | $57,870 |
| Alaska | 140 | $75,850 | $78,690 | $41,630 | $61,010 | $90,930 | $103,690 |
| Arizona | 370 | $55,730 | $57,110 | $39,370 | $49,060 | $63,850 | $72,020 |
| Arkansas | 240 | $43,570 | $45,270 | $37,370 | $39,510 | $47,100 | $49,400 |
| California | 900 | $80,730 | $73,580 | $49,150 | $58,250 | $93,020 | $138,050 |
| Colorado | 820 | $64,800 | $61,660 | $49,070 | $51,790 | $76,460 | $91,740 |
| Connecticut | 140 | $61,990 | $60,020 | $45,750 | $58,440 | $64,200 | $85,470 |
| Delaware | 60 | $64,630 | $55,300 | $45,950 | $46,060 | $64,880 | $111,320 |
| District of Columbia | 40 | $59,290 | $62,400 | $41,430 | $43,940 | $72,190 | $73,080 |
| Florida | 1,660 | $49,560 | $47,220 | $37,810 | $43,940 | $55,080 | $64,400 |
| Georgia | 1,390 | $50,870 | $48,910 | $41,770 | $44,060 | $57,700 | $61,520 |
| Idaho | 290 | $55,590 | $57,140 | $42,320 | $51,240 | $61,620 | $66,880 |
| Illinois | 1,020 | $64,490 | $62,320 | $43,930 | $47,870 | $79,200 | $88,950 |
| Indiana | 950 | $68,490 | $68,200 | $49,920 | $59,750 | $68,200 | $102,320 |
| Iowa | 710 | $53,880 | $52,170 | $40,750 | $49,490 | $59,940 | $62,700 |
| Kansas | 190 | $52,990 | $49,670 | $42,410 | $45,370 | $57,440 | $71,170 |
| Kentucky | 780 | $51,460 | $46,480 | $36,220 | $42,590 | $48,210 | $66,620 |
| Louisiana | 440 | $41,840 | $43,670 | $22,810 | $23,660 | $54,210 | $57,800 |
| Maine | 270 | $55,840 | $55,340 | $46,640 | $49,330 | $59,940 | $74,320 |
| Maryland | 730 | $63,040 | $65,060 | $41,850 | $50,220 | $73,430 | $77,490 |
| Massachusetts | 190 | $70,000 | $74,300 | $47,570 | $54,940 | $79,400 | $90,830 |
| Michigan | 750 | $56,680 | $53,770 | $44,960 | $46,970 | $65,640 | $73,190 |
| Minnesota | 740 | $73,360 | $79,060 | $49,040 | $58,030 | $84,590 | $96,260 |
| Mississippi | 230 | $43,800 | $41,000 | $30,430 | $37,930 | $47,880 | $58,580 |
| Missouri | 460 | $53,870 | $55,500 | $42,430 | $48,040 | $58,740 | $61,650 |
| Montana | 170 | $64,620 | $64,740 | $46,490 | $50,630 | $79,390 | $90,530 |
| Nebraska | 360 | $52,420 | $50,020 | $42,500 | $47,050 | $56,920 | $66,130 |
| Nevada | 650 | $64,530 | $56,510 | $45,720 | $48,500 | $64,160 | $120,640 |
| New Hampshire | 250 | $59,440 | $60,730 | $35,660 | $50,390 | $68,390 | $82,900 |
| New Jersey | 840 | $97,490 | $105,490 | $54,030 | $74,380 | $120,470 | $125,130 |
| New Mexico | 240 | $61,510 | $57,160 | $44,270 | $47,240 | $77,300 | $83,790 |
| New York | 1,410 | $64,880 | $56,460 | $43,910 | $47,980 | $80,340 | $94,520 |
| North Carolina | 450 | $50,950 | $50,840 | $36,900 | $42,740 | $58,180 | $62,150 |
| North Dakota | 200 | $83,030 | $76,690 | $48,890 | $55,560 | $120,760 | $120,780 |
| Ohio | 1,040 | $61,380 | $56,020 | $44,810 | $48,140 | $71,040 | $97,410 |
| Oklahoma | 1,270 | $47,480 | $44,990 | $37,980 | $44,990 | $54,500 | $54,500 |
| Oregon | 240 | $63,850 | $60,230 | $52,250 | $57,800 | $68,850 | $79,630 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,660 | $50,820 | $48,730 | $38,500 | $46,360 | $50,680 | $61,070 |
| South Carolina | 580 | $47,660 | $46,130 | $36,180 | $38,930 | $52,000 | $63,250 |
| South Dakota | 270 | $53,390 | $51,920 | $45,460 | $47,920 | $58,780 | $63,540 |
| Tennessee | 680 | $46,460 | $47,110 | $35,060 | $39,760 | $54,790 | $58,890 |
| Texas | 4,910 | $50,580 | $47,840 | $37,700 | $42,070 | $56,880 | $69,450 |
| Utah | 650 | $54,360 | $52,240 | $42,160 | $48,150 | $60,400 | $65,180 |
| Vermont | 190 | $56,540 | $59,200 | $38,990 | $48,680 | $62,840 | $72,110 |
| Virginia | 1,480 | $54,850 | $53,770 | $40,270 | $46,580 | $61,450 | $71,730 |
| Washington | 760 | $67,130 | $62,530 | $49,330 | $55,380 | $76,280 | $86,310 |
| West Virginia | 780 | $62,110 | $62,930 | $46,460 | $58,060 | $65,000 | $76,080 |
| Wisconsin | 640 | $58,020 | $57,830 | $47,530 | $49,340 | $62,720 | $71,450 |
| Wyoming | 390 | $76,130 | $76,160 | $64,780 | $74,240 | $78,080 | $88,530 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.