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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

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U.S. mean $59,930 · median $57,430

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $88,110 $80,310 $42
+47%
$54,220–$123,590
North Dakota #2 $88,100 $90,380 $42
+47%
$50,440–$123,880
California #3 $85,520 $74,500 $41
+42.7%
$54,390–$142,600
Alaska #4 $75,720 $74,680 $36
+26.3%
$42,680–$106,110