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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Full excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining overview →U.S. mean $59,930 · median $57,430
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean 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 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | $75,540 | $76,070 | $36 | +26% | $55,210–$110,730 |
| Wyoming | #6 | $75,290 | $78,230 | $36 | +25.6% | $57,700–$88,000 |
| Illinois | #7 | $73,360 | $80,600 | $35 | +22.4% | $46,130–$93,290 |
| Washington | #8 | $71,140 | $64,270 | $34 | +18.7% | $50,970–$93,150 |
| Nevada | #9 | $69,640 | $63,810 | $33 | +16.2% | $46,920–$88,760 |
| Connecticut | #10 | $68,460 | $65,710 | $33 | +14.2% | $46,930–$85,040 |
| New Mexico | #11 | $67,590 | $76,350 | $33 | +12.8% | $44,840–$85,880 |
| Colorado | #12 | $67,370 | $61,020 | $32 | +12.4% | $49,400–$94,930 |
| Montana | #13 | $66,850 | $65,850 | $32 | +11.5% | $40,990–$92,910 |
| Indiana | #14 | $65,710 | $61,910 | $32 | +9.6% | $48,940–$90,350 |
| Minnesota | #15 | $65,580 | $61,260 | $32 | +9.4% | $47,100–$85,030 |
| Arizona | #16 | $65,360 | $60,310 | $31 | +9.1% | $47,510–$88,130 |
| Ohio | #17 | $63,300 | $58,240 | $30 | +5.6% | $45,610–$97,020 |
| Oregon | #18 | $63,000 | $61,280 | $30 | +5.1% | $50,390–$74,420 |
| West Virginia | #19 | $62,500 | $61,330 | $30 | +4.3% | $46,030–$79,320 |
| New York | #20 | $61,950 | $58,120 | $30 | +3.4% | $44,930–$95,000 |
| New Hampshire | #21 | $61,160 | $58,540 | $29 | +2.1% | $48,010–$83,530 |
| Virginia | #22 | $60,280 | $59,480 | $29 | +0.6% | $40,410–$83,080 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | $59,180 | $58,280 | $28 | -1.3% | $49,110–$73,870 |
| Michigan | #24 | $58,710 | $59,040 | $28 | -2% | $45,730–$71,090 |
| Idaho | #25 | $58,150 | $58,670 | $28 | -3% | $47,060–$71,750 |
| Maine | #26 | $57,470 | $55,890 | $28 | -4.1% | $44,480–$76,230 |
| Maryland | #27 | $57,420 | $57,610 | $28 | -4.2% | $41,600–$75,730 |
| Rhode Island | #28 | $57,340 | $59,590 | $28 | -4.3% | $46,120–$73,860 |
| Vermont | #29 | $56,900 | $59,790 | $27 | -5.1% | $44,760–$71,050 |
| Iowa | #30 | $56,370 | $59,390 | $27 | -5.9% | $41,600–$63,590 |
| Utah | #31 | $56,280 | $54,330 | $27 | -6.1% | $46,560–$69,180 |
| North Carolina | #32 | $55,860 | $58,620 | $27 | -6.8% | $46,780–$64,020 |
| Nebraska | #33 | $55,830 | $58,370 | $27 | -6.8% | $46,800–$65,820 |
| Missouri | #34 | $55,740 | $56,760 | $27 | -7% | $43,370–$61,720 |
| Tennessee | #35 | $54,260 | $49,500 | $26 | -9.5% | $40,800–$76,000 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | $53,930 | $52,350 | $26 | -10% | $45,800–$60,220 |
| Florida | #37 | $53,840 | $51,990 | $26 | -10.2% | $40,370–$63,640 |
| Delaware | #38 | $53,160 | $46,900 | $26 | -11.3% | $36,480–$70,440 |
| Georgia | #39 | $53,030 | $50,290 | $26 | -11.5% | $44,270–$61,990 |
| South Carolina | #40 | $53,000 | $52,580 | $25 | -11.6% | $39,020–$61,730 |
| Kentucky | #41 | $52,300 | $47,780 | $25 | -12.7% | $37,210–$68,390 |
| Texas | #42 | $51,770 | $49,000 | $25 | -13.6% | $38,760–$67,560 |
| Kansas | #43 | $51,140 | $48,950 | $25 | -14.7% | $44,180–$57,970 |
| South Dakota | #44 | $50,850 | $48,250 | $24 | -15.2% | $41,600–$61,980 |
| Oklahoma | #45 | $49,420 | $47,100 | $24 | -17.5% | $40,000–$55,990 |
| Louisiana | #46 | $49,000 | $53,510 | $24 | -18.2% | $23,660–$64,120 |
| Alabama | #47 | $48,630 | $47,770 | $23 | -18.9% | $36,770–$59,000 |
| Mississippi | #48 | $48,150 | $48,490 | $23 | -19.7% | $35,150–$59,020 |
| Arkansas | #49 | $45,080 | $46,170 | $22 | -24.8% | $37,690–$49,700 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.