Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Arizona

Ranked #16 of 49 · AZ

9.1% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $65,360 ≈ $31/hr
Median annual salary $60,310
Employment 560

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $47,510P25 $53,540 Median $60,310P75 $76,150P90 $88,130

About 80% of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface minings in Arizona earn between $47,510 and $88,130. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Arizona
$65,360
U.S. average
$59,930

The mean excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in Arizona is $65,360, about 9.1% above the U.S. average ($59,930). That works out to roughly $31/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Arizona

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $67,260 $69,680 40
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $64,580 $71,810 240
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $50,650 $54,770 150

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