Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 49 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the US earns $57,430 per year (34,480 employed). Gross pay is highest in North Dakota ($90,380) and lowest in Arkansas ($46,170) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in North Dakota	$90,380	$71,909	$5,992	79.6%	220
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Illinois	$80,600	$61,687	$5,141	76.5%	1,310
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New Jersey	$80,310	$62,401	$5,200	77.7%	740
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Wyoming	$78,230	$63,865	$5,322	81.6%	420
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New Mexico	$76,350	$60,120	$5,010	78.7%	270
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Massachusetts	$76,070	$58,762	$4,897	77.2%	280
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Alaska	$74,680	$61,368	$5,114	82.2%	140
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in California	$74,500	$58,493	$4,874	78.5%	790
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Montana	$65,850	$52,731	$4,394	80.1%	150
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Connecticut	$65,710	$52,939	$4,412	80.6%	280
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Washington	$64,270	$53,821	$4,485	83.7%	640
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Nevada	$63,810	$53,451	$4,454	83.8%	730
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Indiana	$61,910	$50,128	$4,177	81%	1,530
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in West Virginia	$61,330	$49,435	$4,120	80.6%	650
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Oregon	$61,280	$46,886	$3,907	76.5%	310
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Minnesota	$61,260	$48,760	$4,063	79.6%	520
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Colorado	$61,020	$49,233	$4,103	80.7%	820
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Arizona	$60,310	$49,340	$4,112	81.8%	560
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Vermont	$59,790	$48,652	$4,054	81.4%	250
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Rhode Island	$59,590	$48,443	$4,037	81.3%	50
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Virginia	$59,480	$47,366	$3,947	79.6%	1,150
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Iowa	$59,390	$48,295	$4,025	81.3%	560
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Michigan	$59,040	$47,360	$3,947	80.2%	880
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Idaho	$58,670	$47,320	$3,943	80.7%	190
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in North Carolina	$58,620	$47,451	$3,954	80.9%	—
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New Hampshire	$58,540	$49,217	$4,101	84.1%	350
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Nebraska	$58,370	$47,304	$3,942	81%	300
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Wisconsin	$58,280	$47,225	$3,935	81%	990
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Ohio	$58,240	$48,157	$4,013	82.7%	1,120
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New York	$58,120	$46,338	$3,862	79.7%	1,490
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Maryland	$57,610	$46,097	$3,841	80%	730
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Missouri	$56,760	$46,056	$3,838	81.1%	310
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Maine	$55,890	$44,497	$3,708	79.6%	230
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Utah	$54,330	$43,389	$3,616	79.9%	400
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Louisiana	$53,510	$43,956	$3,663	82.1%	280
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in South Carolina	$52,580	$42,430	$3,536	80.7%	330
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Pennsylvania	$52,350	$42,636	$3,553	81.4%	1,520
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Florida	$51,990	$43,954	$3,663	84.5%	1,480
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Georgia	$50,290	$40,601	$3,383	80.7%	1,180
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Tennessee	$49,500	$41,953	$3,496	84.8%	550
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Texas	$49,000	$41,552	$3,463	84.8%	5,030
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Kansas	$48,950	$39,580	$3,298	80.9%	270
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Mississippi	$48,490	$39,934	$3,328	82.4%	290
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in South Dakota	$48,250	$40,949	$3,412	84.9%	280
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Kentucky	$47,780	$39,017	$3,251	81.7%	790
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Alabama	$47,770	$38,440	$3,203	80.5%	410
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Oklahoma	$47,100	$38,451	$3,204	81.6%	1,440
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Delaware	$46,900	$37,938	$3,162	80.9%	130
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Arkansas	$46,170	$37,690	$3,141	81.6%	250

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